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Lincoln Douglass Debates Begin in 1858 Schedule
On August 21 1858 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas opened their series of seven debates on slavery in Illinois. The venues listed were Ottawa Freeport Jonesboro Galesburg Quincy and Alton with dates August 21 September 15 October 7 October 13 and October 15. In Freeport Lincoln pressed whether a territory could bar slavery before state constitution formation Douglas affirmed popular sovereignty provoking southern opposition and a Supreme Court aligned view. He argued that while a territory might be legal for a time it could not exist where locals opposed it.
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