2023 Samuelson Sweeps at Lincoln East

2023 — Lincoln, NE/US

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Novice Baldwin-X

Event Description:

At this competition, the event that is traditionally known as "Lincoln-Douglas Debate" will be referred to as "Baldwin-X Debate." The reason for this is that the text and topics covered in the Lincoln-Douglas debates that the event was originally named after do not present a model of debate that we believe is representative of what this community should seek to embody. They included personal attacks and defense of white supremacy by both debaters. Instead, we are choosing to name our division after the James Baldwin-Malcolm X debates over the use of nonviolence and violence in response to the political oppression of Black people in America. The topics covered in these debates continue to be relevant to the world today. Thus, we feel that they better represent the vision of what this activity should be.