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Abraham Lincoln

The backdrop of all of this is we've just dealt withan execution of John Brown and the...

The backdrop of all of this is we've just dealt with
an execution of John Brown and the fever around John Brown

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The backdrop of all of this
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is we've just dealt with an execution of John Brown
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and the fever around John Brown.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:25
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 - We'd be happy to consider it, sir. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- We'd be happy to consider it, sir.
S01 • E01 You've got this relatively new party - Abraham Lincoln 00:13
You've got this relatively new party
S01 • E03 It's mostly adversarial for most of the war. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
It's mostly adversarial for most of the war.
S01 • E02 - Lincoln's favorite politician, Henry Clay, - Abraham Lincoln 00:19
- Lincoln's favorite politician, Henry Clay,
S01 • E01 - And so the Republican Party has to make a determination, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- And so the Republican Party has to make a determination,
S01 • E03 Douglas certainly didn't like the way Lincoln behaved - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
Douglas certainly didn't like the way Lincoln behaved
S01 • E01 - We're about to begin the second ballot. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- We're about to begin the second ballot.
S01 • E03 - I think Lincoln's vision that America could be - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- I think Lincoln's vision that America could be
S01 • E03 He predominantly meant that as white people - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
He predominantly meant that as white people
S01 • E02 But he's also someone who believed in - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
But he's also someone who believed in
S01 • E02 And Lincoln frames this like, he's like, - Abraham Lincoln 00:16
And Lincoln frames this like, he's like,
S01 • E03 I think no one was more surprised - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
I think no one was more surprised
S01 • E01 - [Doris] Lincoln is in Springfield the entire time. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- [Doris] Lincoln is in Springfield the entire time.
S01 • E03 - Frederick wanted the Civil War to be a crusade - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- Frederick wanted the Civil War to be a crusade
S01 • E03 And I think by the time you get to Lincoln's - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
And I think by the time you get to Lincoln's
S01 • E01 - All I have is this message from Judge Davis, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- All I have is this message from Judge Davis,
S01 • E02 And Lincoln said the way to make people - Abraham Lincoln 00:18
And Lincoln said the way to make people
S01 • E03 And Frederick Douglass's influence over Lincoln. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
And Frederick Douglass's influence over Lincoln.
S01 • E03 We can credit Frederick Douglas and the abolitionists - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
We can credit Frederick Douglas and the abolitionists
S01 • E01 - After the second ballot, Seward gains a few more votes, - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
- After the second ballot, Seward gains a few more votes,