Lincoln-Douglas Debate #2 - Abraham Lincoln on Waymarking.com

Lincoln and Douglas traveled 10,000 miles for four months and participated in seven face-to-face debates. The second debate occured in Freeport Illinois on August 27, 1858.

Douglas's strategy was to picture Lincoln as a "Black Republican" who wanted to incite civil war, emancipate the slaves, and make blacks the equils of whites. Douglas argued that slavery was a dying institution that had reached its natural limits.

Lincoln regarded slavery as a dynamic institution hungry for new territory. He felt that as slavery spread, it would reduce all laborers to a state of virtual slavery.

Lincoln did lose this election, but gained attention across the nation and made him a serious presidential candidate in 1860.

Location Type: Historic Marker Property Type: Public Date of Event: August 27, 1858 Location Notes: The area where the debate took place has become a small city owned park. No hours were posted. URL for Additional Information: [Web Link]

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