Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Thursday, August 20th @ 12:30 P.M.
Reddick Mansion will be presenting this program on Lincoln- Douglas Debates. The first of seven Lincoln-Douglas debates took place on August 21, 1858, in Ottawa, Illinois, featuring a heated exchange between Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas. Held in Washington Square Park, the debate drew over 10,000 spectators and focused on the expansion of slavery and popular sovereignty.