MR. LINCOLN’S SPEECH Mr. Lincoln then came forward and was greeted with loud and protracted cheers from fully two-thirds of the audience. This was admitted by the Douglas men on the platform. It was some minutes before he could make himself...
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates – 1st Debate in Ottawa, Illinois
Lincoln-Douglas 1st debate in Ottawa, Illinois
William Seward
William Henry Seward was born on May 16, 1801 in Florida, New York. His family owned slaves. As a child his parents allowed him to play with slave children and as he grew older he understood the status of his playmates and realized their lives were...