Object Details
- associated person
- Harrison, Benjamin
- Description
- In the 1850s, Illinois politician Stephen A. Douglas went by the nickname “the Little Giant,” because of his incredible influence despite his small stature. Douglas most famously supported the ideology called “Popular Sovereignty,” which held that the conflict over slavery could be solved, on-the-ground, by local voters who could decide whether to allow or ban slavery in their communities. This view was popular among northern Democrats – often symbolized by the donkey – that ran Douglas as a presidential candidate in 1860. Douglas’ defeat in that election by Abraham Lincoln, and subsequent death a few months later, put an end to the life of “popular sovereignty” as a possible solution to the growing conflict over slavery.
- Credit Line
- Honorable Michael V. DiSalle in memory of Thomas H. Williams
- associated date
- 1888
- 1840
- ID Number
- PL.305360.308
- catalog number
- 305360.308
- accession number
- 305360
- Object Name
- Song Book
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_493108
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-2513-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
