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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06214.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Three copies of the same pamphlet: Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858 |
| Date | 17 July 1858 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Discusses the upcoming election and the disadvantages the Republican Party faces in it. Traces the development of his attitudes toward slavery and equality. Expresses his conviction that the southern slave power was engaged in a conspiracy to nationalize slavery and strip whites as well as blacks of their civil rights. States that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was the beginning of this. Urges that slavery be placed in the course of "ultimate extinction." Attacks Stephen Douglas and defends himself by stating that he supports the principles of equality put forth in the Declaration of Independence. This speech preceded his debates with Douglas. Uncut. |
| Subjects | African American History President Election Government and Civics Politics Slavery Civil Rights Republican Party Bleeding Kansas Declaration of Independence |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | African Americans; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |