BUT WHILE IN CONGRESS, HE MAKESHIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO ERADICATE IT RIGHT ON HIS DOORSTEP.>>...
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BUT WHILE IN CONGRESS, HE MAKES
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO ERADICATE IT RIGHT ON HIS DOORSTEP.
>> WASHINGTON WAS VERY MUCH A SLAVE CITY.
SLAVERY WAS NOT ONLY LEGAL, IT WAS THRIVING.
IF YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE THE WINDOWS ON THE UPPER FLOORS OF
THE HOUSE CHAMBER, YOU COULD SEE A SLAVE PEN BELOW WHERE HUMAN
BEINGS WERE KEPT IN CAGES
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO ERADICATE IT RIGHT ON HIS DOORSTEP.
>> WASHINGTON WAS VERY MUCH A SLAVE CITY.
SLAVERY WAS NOT ONLY LEGAL, IT WAS THRIVING.
IF YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE THE WINDOWS ON THE UPPER FLOORS OF
THE HOUSE CHAMBER, YOU COULD SEE A SLAVE PEN BELOW WHERE HUMAN
BEINGS WERE KEPT IN CAGES
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BUT WHILE IN CONGRESS, HE MAKES
HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO ERADICATE
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IT RIGHT ON HIS DOORSTEP.
>> WASHINGTON WAS VERY MUCH A
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SLAVE CITY.
SLAVERY WAS NOT ONLY LEGAL, IT
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WAS THRIVING.
IF YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE THE
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WINDOWS ON THE UPPER FLOORS OF
THE HOUSE CHAMBER, YOU COULD SEE
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A SLAVE PEN BELOW WHERE HUMAN
BEINGS WERE KEPT IN CAGES.
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Movie Summary
Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.
