Lincoln-Douglas+Debates

S.P.A.R. is great practice for Lincoln-Douglas debating.The Lincoln-Douglas Debates defined America in 1840 and again in 1960. In 2008, Hillary Clinton challenged Barack Obama to a Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

What, exactly, were the Lincoln-Douglas debates?** Brush up on your 8th grade American history by visiting this website:

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=336


 * Watch this Youtube video to see a film clip replicating the original Lincoln-Douglas debate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpmPNaMa_8&feature=relate


 * Now, watch a Youtube video of the Kennedy-Nixon Debate (Part 1 of 4):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Xn4ipHiwE&feature=related


 * How do I debate Lincoln-Douglas style?**

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Standards:Lincoln-Douglas_Debate

Debatepedia's new site (1/2013): http://idebate.org/debatabase


 * Lincoln-Douglas Debates address ethical questions:

http://forums.philosophyforums.com/threads/debate-topics-challenges-and-scheduling-8183.html

http://debate-central.ncpa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=35933
 * For an **analysis of the affirmative** for the January/February Lincoln-Douglas debate topic: