{"id":1940,"date":"2022-07-24T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/?page_id=1940"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:00:30","slug":"team-lincoln-vs-team-douglass-debates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/syllabus\/team-lincoln-vs-team-douglass-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Lincoln vs Team Douglass Debates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2025\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Parliamentary-Style Debate:\u00a0 Team Lincoln vs. Team Douglass<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, July 25, 2025\u00a0 (10am to 1130am)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Stern 102<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Model debate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tuesday 7\/22: RESOLVED: That there were too many compromises over equality after the Civil War that were unnecessary for the continuation of American democracy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mealy (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>Pinsker (Negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Team Lincoln (Henry Booth, coach) vs. Team Douglass (Sarah Mash, coach)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RESOLVED:<\/strong>\u00a0 That Frederick Douglass and the radical antislavery forces were right.\u00a0 The best way to defeat slavery in America would have been through more relentless confrontation and an unyielding commitment to both freedom and equality.<\/p>\n<p>Coin Toss for deciding teams:\u00a0 Monday, July 21, 2025 following seminar<\/p>\n<p>Teams: JUDGES:\u00a0 Various alums of the seminar<\/p>\n<p>TEAM DOUGLASS will open and close the debate<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-956\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-956\" src=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1-1024x690.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1-1024x690.png 1024w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2021\/10\/image-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene from the 2021 debate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TEAM LINCOLN:\u00a0 \u00a0Ada, Mark, Hasset, Sasha, Mia, Sam, Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>TEAM DOUGLASS:\u00a0 Aleyna, Muhammed, Jackson, Toma, Dominic, Kyleigh, Sabine<\/p>\n<p><strong>FORMAT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will be four speakers on each team.\u00a0\u00a0Each speaker gets 3 minutes.\u00a0 The teams will alternate, starting with Team Douglass arguing FOR the resolution.\u00a0 Team Lincoln then argues against.\u00a0 Each team much decide the order of its speakers in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Each team will also designate a questioner for each speaker&#8217;s slot who will sit in the front rows.\u00a0 There will be three designated questioners on each team. Each questioner has the right to stand and question the designated speaker for up to 3 questions per speech.\u00a0 Speakers MUST yield the floor to at least ONE question (if asked).\u00a0 If no question is asked during the three-minute speech, then the questioner\u00a0 MUST ask at least one question at the end of the speech.\u00a0 All questions should be short, direct, and relevant to whatever the speaker was commenting on at the time.\u00a0 The 3-minute clock stops during the Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>Any debater who believes there has been a violation of rules (regarding time limits, out-of-order questions, disruptive behavior, etc.) may rise and announce a point of order.\u00a0 The parliamentarian will then hear the point and make a ruling.\u00a0 The 3-minute clock stops during such points of order.<\/p>\n<p>After all four speakers for each side have delivered their speeches and following the final questions, each team will then have 5 minutes to quietly prepare a plan for rebuttal.\u00a0 Each team will then designate one speaker and this closing speaker will then have 4 minutes to summarize the entire general debate and to directly rebut any key points.\u00a0 Final speakers may NOT introduce new arguments at this stage, but can respond to any previous discussions. TEAM LINCOLN will lead the closing arguments and TEAM DOUGLASS will finish them.\u00a0 There will be no questions allowed during the rebuttal period.<\/p>\n<p>Following the arguments, the panel of judges composed will consult and declare a winner.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the coverage from<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/files\/2022\/07\/2021-Debate-article.pdf\">the 2021 summer debate<\/a> <\/strong>at the Carlisle Sentinel<\/p>\n<p>Featured secondary source for this debate:<\/p>\n<p>James Oakes, <em>The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics<\/em>\u00a0(New York: W.W. Norton, 2007)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em>Team Lincoln<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/lincolns-private-letters-on-sectional-crisis-1855\/\">Lincoln\u2019s private letters on the sectional crisis (1841, 1855)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/lincoln-house-divided-speech-1858\/\">Lincoln\u2019s \u201cHouse Divided\u201d speech (1858)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/autobiographical-sketch-december-20-1859\/\">Lincoln, Autobiographical Sketch (1859)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/lincolns-first-inaugural-1861\/\">Lincoln\u2019s First Inaugural (1861)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/gettysburg-address-1863\/\">Lincoln\u2019s Gettysburg Address (1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/blind-memorandum-august-23-1864\/\">Lincoln, Blind Memorandum (1864)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/second-inaugural-1865\/\">Lincoln\u2019s Second Inaugural (1865)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Team Douglass<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docsouth.unc.edu\/neh\/douglass\/douglass.html\">Frederick Douglass, Narrative (1845)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/frederick-douglass-fifth-of-july-speech-1852\/\">Frederick Douglass\u2019s \u201cFifth of July\u201d speech (1852)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/selections-from-frederick-douglass-editorials-1860-61\/\">Selections from Frederick Douglass editorials (1860-61)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/frederick-douglass-men-of-color-to-arms-1863\/\">Douglass\u2019s \u201cMen of Color, To Arms\u201d (1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/african-american-history\/1864-frederick-douglass-mission-war\/\">Douglass, Mission of the War (1864)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/frederick-douglass-speech-at-dedication-of-emancipation-memorial-1876\/\">Douglass, Emancipation Memorial speech (1876)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/texts\/douglass-on-lincolns-second-inaugural-1881\/\">Douglass on Lincoln\u2019s Second Inaugural (1881)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\u00a0 Parliamentary-Style Debate:\u00a0 Team Lincoln vs. Team Douglass Friday, July 25, 2025\u00a0 (10am to 1130am) Stern 102 Model debate Tuesday 7\/22: RESOLVED: That there were too many compromises over equality after the Civil War that were unnecessary for the continuation of American democracy.\u00a0 Mealy (Affirmative) Pinsker (Negative) Team Lincoln (Henry Booth, coach) vs. Team Douglass &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/syllabus\/team-lincoln-vs-team-douglass-debates\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Team Lincoln vs Team Douglass Debates&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":628,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1940","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1940"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3249,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1940\/revisions\/3249"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/teagle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}