Mural: Political Debate ~ 1858 by bmac62
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...a second street mural in Ottawa, Illinois shown here as a follow-on to 'Trompe l'oeil' uploaded Sunday.
...found this large mural just across the street from Washington Square in Ottawa, Illinois where the first of seven debates were held between Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas for a US Senate seat in 1858. Slavery was a key issue in the late 1850s in the USA. Douglas took a very soft stand on the future of slavery. Lincoln stated that the US could not survive as half-slave and half-free states.
...Lincoln lost to Douglas in 1858 but defeated him for the Presidency in 1860. The Civil War (1861-1865) followed.
Bill
"Mandy's Face"
Comments (36)
Fidelity2
Cool. Very cool. I thank you very much for this one. I hope to see more from you. 5+!
alanwilliams
superb artwork beautifully portrayed
tennesseecowgirl
We have a few murals like this is my town and they really can add charm to an area, great work on this.
dragonmuse
Nicely captured :)
moochagoo
Quite nice piece of art.
danapommet
That was a great find Bill and thank you for sharing. A wondeful photo!