Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Historian Susan Schulten discussed the significance of the election of 1860. She explained the issues surrounding the election, the policies of ...

Lincoln won with 1,866,452 votes without carrying a single Southern state. Douglas, the candidate of some Northern and Western factions of the Democratic party who was more tolerant of slavery ...

In early and mid-2025, a claim that "only 1.6% of US citizens owned slaves in 1860" resurfaced and circulated widely online, ...

The election of 1860, when Abraham Lincoln won the presidency over Stephen A. Douglas and two others, essentially was a referendum on the expansion of slavery.

The pandemic has put us in the habit of adding the word "unprecedented" to everything. But next week's contentious, life-altering and sure-to-be-ugly election is not unprecedented when it comes to ...

The Wide Awakes: The 1860 Election Was Influenced By Young People Advocating Against Slavery. Story by Blake Lindsey, Taylor Malone • 3w. Y ou’ve heard it before: we are living in divided times.

The Presidential Election.; ... Oct. 30, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 30, 1860, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party) stood as the only viable alternative to the moral indifference of Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas’s “popular sovereignty” and the pro-slavery ...

This was the United States of 1860, as the conflict over slavery threatened to split the nation in two. The election of Abraham Lincoln, the first antislavery president, was met with Southern ...

Vermont State Election. Share full article. Sept. 5, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 5, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

The New York Times has endorsed candidates in every U.S. presidential election since 1860, contrary to online posts saying its support for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election is ...

The man compared the situation with the 1860 election, and said President Abraham Lincoln was removed from ballots. "The last time Democrats removed a Republican from the ballot was 1860," he said.