The Great Debates of 1858

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_Debates
gptkbp:debatedBy one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other for 90 minutes, then the first for 30 minutes
gptkbp:debateLocation gptkb:Charleston,_Illinois
gptkb:Ottawa,_Illinois
gptkb:Galesburg,_Illinois
gptkb:Freeport,_Illinois
gptkb:Jonesboro,_Illinois
gptkb:Quincy,_Illinois
gptkb:Alton,_Illinois
gptkbp:heldBy 1858
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Debates of 1858
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:1860_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:legacy considered a model for political debates in the United States
gptkbp:location Illinois, United States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widely covered by newspapers
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 7
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois,_1858
gptkbp:resultedIn Stephen A. Douglas won the Senate seat
gptkbp:significance boosted Abraham Lincoln's national profile
gptkbp:topic slavery in the United States
expansion of slavery into territories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lincoln-Douglas_debates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6