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Stephen A. Douglas portrait

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Photo by Mathew Brady. From the Brady-Handy Collection.

Date created
1855–1865
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by Library of Congress

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  • Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war. (Page 7.5)

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Portrait of Stephen Arnold Douglas.

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Portrait of Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861), a politician who served in the Illinois state legislature as well as the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Douglas was famous for his role in a series of debates with Abraham Lincoln, and his support for the Missouri Compromise, “popular sovereignty,” and the Dred Scott decision of 1857.