The Presidency
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
2015-03-22T20:00:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODZhXC8yMDE1MDMyMjIwMTIzMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Two actors read the letters and diaries of Civil War leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and explore the relationship between the two men. Although the two men met on a handful of occasions, they never publically argued their views on slavery, the war, or racial politics. Actors Stephen Lang and Norm Lewis assumed the roles of Lincoln and Douglass during this imagined debate and historian Harold Holzer moderated.
Two actors read the letters and diaries of Civil War leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and explore the relationship between…
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Two actors read the letters and diaries of Civil War leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and explore the relationship between the two men. Although the two men met on a handful of occasions, they never publically argued their views on slavery, the war, or racial politics. Actors Stephen Lang and Norm Lewis assumed the roles of Lincoln and Douglass during this imagined debate and historian Harold Holzer moderated. close
Two actors read the letters and diaries of Civil War leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and explore the relationship between… read more
Two actors read the letters and diaries of Civil War leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass and explore the relationship between the two men. Although the two men met on a handful of occasions, they never publically argued their views on slavery, the war, or racial politics. Actors Stephen Lang and Norm Lewis assumed the roles of Lincoln and Douglass during this imagined debate and historian Harold Holzer moderated. close
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