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Marcia: During Grant's time
in Missouri, the entire nation found itself divided over the issue
of slavery. The United States was engaged
in I would say kind of a fiction that you
could maintain national unity if you created a balance
of slave and free states
in Missouri, the entire nation found itself divided over the issue
of slavery. The United States was engaged
in I would say kind of a fiction that you
could maintain national unity if you created a balance
of slave and free states
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Marcia: During Grant's time
in Missouri,
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the entire nation found itself
00:00:05.421 --> 00:00:08.507
divided over the issue
of slavery.
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The United States was engaged
in I would say
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kind of a fiction that you
could maintain national unity
00:00:16.039 --> 00:00:18.601
if you created a balance
of slave and free states.
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Movie Summary
The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.