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Tweet about Lincoln-Douglas debates and Virginia law. (Original Post)
Swede
Jan 2022
OP
Hey, Virginia lawmakers, the Lincoln-Douglas debates did not involve Frederick Douglass
LetMyPeopleVote
Jan 2022
#3
New rule: You can't propose legislation if you don't know what you're talking about
gratuitous
Jan 2022
#4
Frasier Balzov
(2,655 posts)1. That's hilarious.
It was Oliver Wendell Douglas wasn't it?
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)2. LOL
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)3. Hey, Virginia lawmakers, the Lincoln-Douglas debates did not involve Frederick Douglass
The Washington Post is having fun here
Link to tweet
Section B3 of the bill, which was sponsored by Republican freshman Del. Wren Williams, defined what could be taught as the founding documents, like the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, excerpts from the Federalist Papers, the writings of the Founding Fathers and Alexis de Tocquevilles classic Democracy in America. Oh, and one more thing: the first debate between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
It was a clear reference to the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates, one of the high points in this countrys intellectual, moral and civic history, but theres just one problem: Lincoln did not debate Frederick Douglass.
By Friday morning, Frederick Douglass was trending on Twitter, and the bill had been withdrawn.
......The Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in the late summer and fall of 1858, when Lincoln was the Republican candidate for Senate challenging Democratic incumbent Stephen A. Douglas. At the time, senators were chosen not by popular vote but by state legislatures; their respective campaigns were designed to help their parties win control of the Illinois legislature, which would then install one of them as senator.
It was a clear reference to the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates, one of the high points in this countrys intellectual, moral and civic history, but theres just one problem: Lincoln did not debate Frederick Douglass.
By Friday morning, Frederick Douglass was trending on Twitter, and the bill had been withdrawn.
Link to tweet
......The Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in the late summer and fall of 1858, when Lincoln was the Republican candidate for Senate challenging Democratic incumbent Stephen A. Douglas. At the time, senators were chosen not by popular vote but by state legislatures; their respective campaigns were designed to help their parties win control of the Illinois legislature, which would then install one of them as senator.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. New rule: You can't propose legislation if you don't know what you're talking about
If a legislator is so bone stupid about history that he doesn't know the difference between Stephen Douglas and Frederick Douglass, he can't introduce legislation to "reform" social studies curriculum.