Author: Clark North

Stephen Douglas’ Fictitious Case: Immigrant Voting in Antebellum Illinois

Stephen Douglas’ Fictitious Case: Immigrant Voting in Antebellum Illinois

Both sides agreed on the facts. Both sides, the Whigs and the Democrats,  agreed that on August 6, 1838, Jeremiah Kyle went to the window of a polling booth in Galena, Illinois. Both sides agreed that when Kyle arrived at the window of the polling booth, he submitted his vote ...
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