Lincoln's Dilemma
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Season 1
4 episodes
1. The Anti-Slavery Candidate
1. The Anti-Slavery Candidate
As Lincoln prepares to take office, the debate over slavery pushes the country toward a civil war.
58min
Feb 17, 2022
2. So You See, the Man Moves
2. 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.
54min
Feb 17, 2022
3. A New Birth of Freedom
3. A New Birth of Freedom
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, but Black Americans like Frederick Douglass know it's a far cry from abolition.
52min
Feb 17, 2022
4. A Sacred Effort
4. A Sacred Effort
Lincoln wins reelection. In the aftermath of the war, he commits himself to abolishing slavery and passes the 13th Amendment.
58min
Feb 17, 2022
