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Tad Lincoln:
When you were a slave, Mr. Slade, did they beat you? William Slade:
I was born a free man. Nobody beat me except I beat them right back. [Mrs. Keckley enters] Elizabeth Keckley:
Mr. Lincoln, could you come with me, please...? William Slade:
Mrs. Keckley was a slave. Ask her if she was beaten. Tad Lincoln:
Were you...? Abraham Lincoln:
[shakes his head]
Tad... Elizabeth Keckley:
I was beaten with a fire shovel when I was younger than you
When you were a slave, Mr. Slade, did they beat you? William Slade:
I was born a free man. Nobody beat me except I beat them right back. [Mrs. Keckley enters] Elizabeth Keckley:
Mr. Lincoln, could you come with me, please...? William Slade:
Mrs. Keckley was a slave. Ask her if she was beaten. Tad Lincoln:
Were you...? Abraham Lincoln:
[shakes his head]
Tad... Elizabeth Keckley:
I was beaten with a fire shovel when I was younger than you
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When you were a slave Mr Slade did they beat you
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I was born a free man
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Nobody beat me except I beat them right back
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Mr Lincoln
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Mrs Keckley was a slave Ask her if she was beaten
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Were you Tad
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I was beaten with a fire shovel
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when I was younger than you
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Movie Summary
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.



