Electing Lincoln

Electing Lincoln

Documentary 2020

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These are some of the key events In the run-up to the U.S. election of 1860 that would ultimately lead a young nation to a bloody Civil War.

Documentary 2020

PG

EPISODE 1

Blood Before the War

This is the incredible story of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner, who was mercilessly beaten on the floor of the US Senate by Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. Sumner went on to survive the attack and became a leading voice calling for the abolition of slavery in the United States.

10 min · 4 Nov 2020 PG
EPISODE 2

The Newspaper Wars

The story of editors like Charles Pryor of the Dallas Herald and James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald who helped drive the nation toward war.

9 min · 4 Nov 2020 PG
EPISODE 3

Lincoln Wins!

In a highly disputed four-way race, this is how Abraham Lincoln, a little-known political upstart from Illinois, strategized to win the presidency in a heavily contested election.

9 min · 4 Nov 2020 PG

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Electing Lincoln

DOCUMENTARY

These are some of the key events In the run-up to the U.S. election of 1860 that would ultimately lead a young nation to a bloody Civil War.

Information

Studio: Wide Awake Films
Released: 2020
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.