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Lincoln - Douglas Debates
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Lincoln and Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, was the 16th President of the United States. He served from 1861 to 1865, when he was assasinated by John Wilks Booth. He led the U.S. through the Civil War, a period of great turmoil, preserving the nation's fragile Union and abolishing slavery...
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, was the Senator of Illinois, after defeating Lincoln in a series of debates known as the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Despite defeating Lincoln for the Senate seat, he lost to him in the Presidential Elections.
