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THE CONTROVERSIAL RULING SET OFF
A BITTER NATIONAL DEBATE OVER WHICH STATES SLAVERY RHODE
ISLAND SHOULD BE LIMITED, STANDARD, ACCEPTED OR ABOLISHED.
>> IN 1837, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE WAS ASKED
TO CONDEMN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT.
IT PASSES BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY, 77‐6.
ONE OF THOSE SIX WAS LINCOLN
A BITTER NATIONAL DEBATE OVER WHICH STATES SLAVERY RHODE
ISLAND SHOULD BE LIMITED, STANDARD, ACCEPTED OR ABOLISHED.
>> IN 1837, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE WAS ASKED
TO CONDEMN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT.
IT PASSES BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY, 77‐6.
ONE OF THOSE SIX WAS LINCOLN
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THE CONTROVERSIAL RULING SET OFF
A BITTER NATIONAL DEBATE OVER
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WHICH STATES SLAVERY RHODE
ISLAND SHOULD BE LIMITED,
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STANDARD, ACCEPTED OR ABOLISHED.
>> IN 1837, THE STATE OF
00:00:14.647 --> 00:00:19.247
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE WAS ASKED
TO CONDEMN THE ABOLITIONIST
00:00:19.252 --> 00:00:21.854
MOVEMENT.
IT PASSES BY AN OVERWHELMING
00:00:21.854 --> 00:00:27.324
MAJORITY, 77‐6.
ONE OF THOSE SIX WAS LINCOLN.
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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.