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Looking for Lincoln, [presented by] WNET ; a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions and Inkwell Films in association with Ark Media ; producer/ directors, John Maggio, Muriel Soenens ; presented and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr

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Looking for Lincoln, [presented by] WNET ; a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions and Inkwell Films in association with Ark Media ; producer/ directors, John Maggio, Muriel Soenens ; presented and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Looking for Lincoln
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
316337832
Responsibility statement
[presented by] WNET ; a film by Kunhardt McGee Productions and Inkwell Films in association with Ark Media ; producer/ directors, John Maggio, Muriel Soenens ; presented and written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Runtime
120
Summary
In light of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this documentary focuses on many of the controversial aspects of Lincoln's life--race, equality, religion, politics and depression. Interviews re-enactors, relic hunters, authors, scholars and Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to gain perspectives on Lincoln's life and thoughts
Table Of Contents
The legend and the real man -- A young lawyer with a gloomy temperament -- A white supremacist? -- The national stage -- Lincoln's legacy -- The Civil War -- A controversial president -- Emancipation -- Four score and seven years ago-- -- Lincoln's assassination
Technique
live action
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