Quincy in Adams County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Changing Slavery

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020

1. Changing Slavery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Lincoln: ". . . I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so. And I have no inclination to do so."

Douglas: ". . . Mr. Lincoln told his abolition friends that this government could not endure permanently half slave and half free as our fathers made it. They must become all free or all slave otherwise this Union could not exist. How then does Mr. Lincoln propose to save the Union unless it is by compelling the states all to be free. . . ?"

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° 55.959′ N, 91° 24.522′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County. Marker is on 5th Street north of Maine Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the Lincoln-Douglas

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020

2. Changing Slavery Marker

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Debate Memorial Plaza in Washington Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quincy IL 62301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dred Scott Decision (here, next to this marker); Lorado Taft (1860 - 1936) (here, next to this marker); Political Campaigning in 1858 (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); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (a few steps from this marker); Morality of Slavery (a few steps from this marker); Permanency of Slavery (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. (Submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Taft Sculpture image. Click for full size.

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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.