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Abraham Lincoln

And so even though Lincolnthought slavery was wrong, he wasn't even thinkingabout the idea...

And so even though Lincoln
thought slavery was wrong, he wasn't even thinking
about the idea that freeing black people
would be necessary in the project of
preserving the Union

Full Transcript

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- And so even though Lincoln thought slavery was wrong,
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he wasn't even thinking about the idea that
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freeing black people would be necessary
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in the project of preserving the Union.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:35
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E03 Our army held the war in the hollow - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
Our army held the war in the hollow
S01 • E01 There was a gang led by a tough guy named Jack Armstrong. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
There was a gang led by a tough guy named Jack Armstrong.
S01 • E01 Newcomers had to prove themselves or be on the outs. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
Newcomers had to prove themselves or be on the outs.
S01 • E01 - New Salem itself is yet another one of these - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- New Salem itself is yet another one of these
S01 • E02 There is a growing public belief in the north - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
There is a growing public belief in the north
S01 • E01 There's a post office, there's three general stores, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
There's a post office, there's three general store...
S01 • E02 - And so by June, the largest field army - Abraham Lincoln 00:13
- And so by June, the largest field army
S01 • E01 - It had an intellectual community, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- It had an intellectual community,
S01 • E02 - So Lincoln meets with McDowell and general Winfield Scott, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- So Lincoln meets with McDowell and general Winfield Scott,
S01 • E02 He had been a hero in the Mexican War, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
He had been a hero in the Mexican War,
S01 • E01 He will have you and your friends in stitches. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He will have you and your friends in stitches.
S01 • E01 He's a store owner, he's a land surveyor, a shopkeeper. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He's a store owner, he's a land surveyor, a shopke...
S01 • E02 He will check out books from the Library of Congress, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
He will check out books from the Library of Congress,
S01 • E03 "I am very, very grateful - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
"I am very, very grateful
S01 • E01 - Eventually Lincoln became a grocer and he sold whiskey. - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- Eventually Lincoln became a grocer and he sold whiskey.
S01 • E01 He also becomes the village postmaster, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
He also becomes the village postmaster,
S01 • E03 "But I am also immeasurably distressed. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
"But I am also immeasurably distressed.
S01 • E02 - He had to learn how to be a Commander in Chief, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- He had to learn how to be a Commander in Chief,
S01 • E03 "By the magnitude of misfortune involved in Lee's escape. - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
"By the magnitude of misfortune involved in Lee's ...
S01 • E02 And he had to develop experience, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
And he had to develop experience,