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Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln believed thatthe founding fathers had meant for slaveryto end, but that they...

Lincoln believed that
the founding fathers had meant for slavery
to end, but that they didn't believe that they
could just end it overnight

Full Transcript

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- Lincoln believed that the founding fathers
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had meant for slavery to end, but that they
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didn't believe that they could just end it overnight.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:26
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 - In 1859, John Brown, who left Kansas. - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- In 1859, John Brown, who left Kansas.
S01 • E02 He's already now even considering other ways - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
He's already now even considering other ways
S01 • E03 So widespread you might not be able - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
So widespread you might not be able
S01 • E01 He and his small band of people, blacks and whites, - Abraham Lincoln 00:15
He and his small band of people, blacks and whites,
S01 • E03 But by this time he's not asking - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
But by this time he's not asking
S01 • E01 He's trying to organize an army of interracial folks - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
He's trying to organize an army of interracial folks
S01 • E03 - Lincoln knew that saying now the war is over, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- Lincoln knew that saying now the war is over,
S01 • E02 - In the last weeks of June, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- In the last weeks of June,
S01 • E01 - Those who would not join him, like Frederick Douglass, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- Those who would not join him, like Frederick Douglass,
S01 • E02 They were only like four miles from Richmond - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
They were only like four miles from Richmond
S01 • E03 That the emancipation proclamation - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
That the emancipation proclamation
S01 • E02 So the mood of the North was really at its lowest point, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
So the mood of the North was really at its lowest point,
S01 • E01 - [Edna] John Brown was captured and executed - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- [Edna] John Brown was captured and executed
S01 • E02 Enlistments were going down, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
Enlistments were going down,
S01 • E03 - You've got almost four million people - Abraham Lincoln 00:17
- You've got almost four million people
S01 • E01 - In the south there is an absolute fear - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- In the south there is an absolute fear
S01 • E02 And Lincoln felt that something had to change. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
And Lincoln felt that something had to change.
S01 • E02 - Now every summer from 1862 on, - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
- Now every summer from 1862 on,
S01 • E01 The thought of a massive slave rebellion - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The thought of a massive slave rebellion
S01 • E01 And so we start to see more talks about secession. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
And so we start to see more talks about secession.