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Newspaper reports of the events leading up to and following the Lincoln-Douglas debates bring life to the underlying issues of the times—and the strong emotional current that precipitated Abraham Lincoln’s election to the Presidency just two years later. Although the question of slave or free states is at the forefront of the debates, the real issue of the day is easily evident: Who will decide any issue, the Federal government or the individual state? An LCA release.
CINE
25 minutes | Color
Newspaper reports of the events leading up to and following the Lincoln-Douglas debates bring life to the underlying issues of the times—and the strong emotional current that precipitated Abraham Lincoln’s election to the Presidency just two years later. Although the question of slave or free states is at the forefront of the debates, the real issue of the day is easily evident: Who will decide any issue, the Federal government or the individual state? An LCA release.
CINE
25 minutes | Color