Episode 10
Lincoln and Liberty Too!
In The West Wing · WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio
April 25, 202338m 11s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the chaotic presidential election of 1860 between Lincoln, Douglas, Breckenridge, and Bell. After decades of building tension, an explosive rift within the Democratic party would allow the first Republican to win the Presidency.
Topics
1860Abraham LincolnStephen DouglasJohn C. BreckinridgeJohn BellRepublican PartyFreeport DoctrineDemocratic PartySouthern Democratic PartyConstitutional Union PartyslaveryabolitionismsecessionConfederacyUnionCivil WarFort Sumter