Quincy in Adams County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Permanency of Slavery
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020
1. Permanency of Slavery Marker
Lincoln: "I insist that our fathers did not make this nation half slave and half free, or part slave and part free. I insist that they found the institution of slavery existing here, and didn't make it so, but left to so because they did not know the way to alter it at the time . . . ."
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.
Location. 39° 55.953′ N, 91° 24.529′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County. It is on 5th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial Plaza in Washington
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morality of Slavery (here, next to this marker); Spread of Slavery Into The Territories (a few steps from this marker); Racial Equality (a few steps from this marker); Dred Scott Decision (a few steps from this marker); Lorado Taft (1860 - 1936) (a few steps from this marker); Changing Slavery (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (a few steps from this marker); Political Campaigning in 1858 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.
Also see . . . The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Sixth Debate: Quincy, Illinois.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020
2. Permanency of Slavery Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020
3. Lincoln-Douglas Debate Taft Sculpture
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
