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PRA is a searchable collection of speeches, newsprint editorials, letters, government documents, and fragments of speech/text primarily arranged by historical event.

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Dred Scott Decision

Editorial on Dred Scott Decision.

A House Divided by Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Six (Quincy); Douglas Opening Remarks

Lincoln-Douglas Debate One (Ottawa); Lincoln Opening Remarks

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Six (Quincy); Lincoln Rebuttal

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Seven (Alton); Lincoln Opening Remarks

Fragment: Notes for Speeches by Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Four (Charleston); Douglas Opening Remarks

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Five (Galesburg); Lincoln Opening Remarks

Speech at Chicago by Stephen Douglas

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Six (Quincy); Lincoln Opening Remarks

Speech at Beardstown by Abraham Lincoln

Fragment of Speeches by Abraham Lincoln

"The Decision in the Case of Dred Scott." Editorial.

"Dred Scott's Case." Editorial.

"The Decision in the Supreme Court." Editorial.

"The Issue must be met." Editorial.

"The Important Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Slavery Question." Editorial.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Three (Jonesboro); Douglas Opening Remarks