The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

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gptkbp:instanceOf debate
gptkbp:focusesOn slavery
gptkbp:hasParticipatedIn gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:highlights the_divide_over_slavery_in_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
gptkbp:includes popular sovereignty
moral arguments against slavery
gptkbp:influenced future political debates
the_Republican_Party's_platform
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:the_Civil_War
thousands of spectators
political leaders
political scientists
the 1860 presidential election
critics_of_Douglas
critics_of_Lincoln
opponents_of_Lincoln
gptkbp:isCitedIn court cases
gptkbp:isConsidered a model for future debates
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor their length
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political forums
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical records
gptkbp:isEngagedIn historical studies
their impact on public opinion
their rhetorical strategies
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy newspapers
gptkbp:isExaminedBy academic research
biographies_of_Lincoln
biographies_of_Douglas
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy shaping political discourse
the development of political campaigning
the_Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkbp:isKnownFor a precursor to modern debates
a clash of ideologies
gptkbp:isNotableFor their rhetorical style
gptkbp:isNotedFor their historical significance
their intellectual rigor
Douglas's_emotional_appeals
Lincoln's_use_of_logic
gptkbp:isPartOf the larger abolitionist movement
the struggle for civil rights.
the 1858 Illinois Senate race
the narrative of the abolitionist movement
the national conversation on slavery
the_history_of_American_democracy
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor American_political_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn literature
political speeches
gptkbp:isRegardedAs a_turning_point_in_American_politics
gptkbp:isUsedBy a teaching tool
illustrate political arguments
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 7
gptkbp:resultedIn Lincoln's_national_prominence
Douglas's_re-election_to_the_Senate
gptkbp:takesPlaceIn gptkb:Illinois
1858
gptkbp:wasAffecting in local media
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn seven different locations