Lincoln's Dilemma

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  E1

  The Anti-Slavery Candidate

  As Lincoln prepares to take office, the debate over slavery pushes the country toward a civil war.

  2022-02-17 · 58m
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  E2

  So You See, the Man Moves

  Thousands of enslaved people flee north and join Union forces, tipping the scales of military power. Lincoln strategizes the path to reunification.

  2022-02-17 · 54m
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  E3

  A New Birth of Freedom

  Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, but Black Americans like Frederick Douglass know it's a far cry from abolition.

  2022-02-17 · 52m
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  E4

  A Sacred Effort

  Lincoln wins reelection. In the aftermath of the war, he commits himself to abolishing slavery and passes the 13th Amendment.

  2022-02-17 · 57m
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Top cast

Jeffrey Wright

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bill Camp

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Leslie Odom Jr.

Frederick Douglass (voice)