Lincoln and Douglas hold their sixth, and most acrimonious, debate in Quincy, Illinois

In the "nastiest" encounter in the series, the sixth debate in Quincy, Illinois featured accusations and counter accusations on the character of the opponents.
Source Citation
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 237.
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