In 1858 there was a seven debate series between Democratic Senate nominee Abraham Lincoln and Republican Senate nominee Stephen Douglas dealing with many issues Lincoln would face as President. The main issue discussed throughout the series was slavery and brought forth Lincoln’s famous quote "A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other."
The DC Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary Great Debate will address key matters affecting African Americans today. The economy, unemployment, health care, education and the upcoming Presidential election may all be covered in the 90 minute program. Four panelists including Georgetown University professor/author Michael Eric Dyson, minister/civil rights activist/radio and television host Reverend Al Sharpton, author/economist/Bennett College president Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Republican political analyst, Joe Watkins will take the stage for an informative and thought-provoking dabate. BET News’ TJ Holmes will moderate the session where each panelist will have ten minutes to state their position on a topic and five minutes will be allocated for rebuttals.
The DC Emancipation Day 150th Anniversary Great Debate will be held at the historic Lincoln Theatre located in the urban cultural U Street corridor. The Office of Cable Television will live stream the event on their website and a feed will be available to BET.com/Centrictv.c ...More...
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