1. The Anti-Slavery Candidate

7.3

. 17 February 2022. 58 min

As Lincoln prepares to take office, the debate over slavery pushes the country toward a civil war.

2. So You See, the Man Moves

8

. 17 February 2022. 54 min

Thousands of enslaved people flee north and join Union forces, tipping the scales of military power. Lincoln strategizes the path to reunification.

3. A New Birth of Freedom

8

. 17 February 2022. 52 min

Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, but Black Americans like Frederick Douglass know it's a far cry from abolition.

4. A Sacred Effort

8.5

. 17 February 2022. 57 min

Lincoln wins reelection. In the aftermath of the war, he commits himself to abolishing slavery and passes the 13th Amendment.