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THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
COUNTRY THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE.
EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> RACIAL VIOLENCE IN AMERICA HAS CHANGED SHAPE AND FORM.
BUT THE COUNTRY BUILT ON THE BACKS OF THE ENSLAVED HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO SHAPE WHITE SUPREMACY FROM ITS DNA.
LINCOLN USHERED THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR.
BUT WOULD HE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NAVIGATE ITS COMPLICATED
AFTERMATH?
COUNTRY THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE.
EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES.
>> RACIAL VIOLENCE IN AMERICA HAS CHANGED SHAPE AND FORM.
BUT THE COUNTRY BUILT ON THE BACKS OF THE ENSLAVED HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO SHAPE WHITE SUPREMACY FROM ITS DNA.
LINCOLN USHERED THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR.
BUT WOULD HE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NAVIGATE ITS COMPLICATED
AFTERMATH?
Full Transcript
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THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
COUNTRY THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS
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TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE.
EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT
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TIMES.
>> RACIAL VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
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HAS CHANGED SHAPE AND FORM.
BUT THE COUNTRY BUILT ON THE
00:00:18.999 --> 00:00:22.687
BACKS OF THE ENSLAVED HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO SHAPE WHITE
00:00:22.688 --> 00:00:26.758
SUPREMACY FROM ITS DNA.
LINCOLN USHERED THE COUNTRY
00:00:26.759 --> 00:00:30.189
THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR.
BUT WOULD HE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
00:00:30.196 --> 00:00:33.166
NAVIGATE ITS COMPLICATED
AFTERMATH?
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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.