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WE KNOW THAT LINCOLN ENVISIONED
A WORLD IN WHICH SLAVERY DID NOT EXIST.
SO WE SHOULDN’T LET HIM OFF THE HOOK FOR FAILING TO IMAGINE A
DIFFERENT SOLUTION FOR RACE RELATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> BY THE FINAL DEBATE, DOUGLAS HAS LOST HIS VOICE.
HE’S BARELY CROAKING HIS WAY THROUGH.
AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETS THE FINAL WORD.
HE SAYS, THE PERPETUATION OF SLAVERY WAS A COMPROMISE
NECESSARILY FOR THE CREATION OF THE UNION.
BUT THE FOUNDERS DID NOT INTEND FOR IT TO EXPAND OR PERPETUATE
FOREVER
A WORLD IN WHICH SLAVERY DID NOT EXIST.
SO WE SHOULDN’T LET HIM OFF THE HOOK FOR FAILING TO IMAGINE A
DIFFERENT SOLUTION FOR RACE RELATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> BY THE FINAL DEBATE, DOUGLAS HAS LOST HIS VOICE.
HE’S BARELY CROAKING HIS WAY THROUGH.
AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETS THE FINAL WORD.
HE SAYS, THE PERPETUATION OF SLAVERY WAS A COMPROMISE
NECESSARILY FOR THE CREATION OF THE UNION.
BUT THE FOUNDERS DID NOT INTEND FOR IT TO EXPAND OR PERPETUATE
FOREVER
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WE KNOW THAT LINCOLN ENVISIONED
A WORLD IN WHICH SLAVERY DID NOT
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EXIST.
SO WE SHOULDN’T LET HIM OFF THE
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HOOK FOR FAILING TO IMAGINE A
DIFFERENT SOLUTION FOR RACE
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RELATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> BY THE FINAL DEBATE, DOUGLAS
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HAS LOST HIS VOICE.
HE’S BARELY CROAKING HIS WAY
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THROUGH.
AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETS THE
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FINAL WORD.
HE SAYS, THE PERPETUATION OF
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SLAVERY WAS A COMPROMISE
NECESSARILY FOR THE CREATION OF
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THE UNION.
BUT THE FOUNDERS DID NOT INTEND
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FOR IT TO EXPAND OR PERPETUATE
FOREVER.
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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.