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Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Proving Ground
Why did President Lincoln refuse to officially recognize the Confederate States of America? Video segment explores the horrors of the battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's personal contempt for the Confederate States of America....
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Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Was Lincoln a White Supremacist?
Was Abe Lincoln a White Supremacist? Find out in this video segment that explores Lincoln's proposed "compromise" solution to slavery which had involved the deportation of slaves to colonies in Panama and Liberia. [6:03]
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Pbs Learning Media: Webinar: Lincoln's Words at Gettysburg
Ken Burns' documentary, The Address, traces students from a school who are studying Lincoln's Gettysburg Address for meaning. How was this school capable of stirring students' curiostity about the famous speech? [1:01:56]
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: Diagramming Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to diagram the Gettysburg Address.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Blind Memorandum: Abraham Lincoln and Leadership
A unique document written by President Lincoln in anticipation of the election of 1864 is introduced by history professor Matthew Pinseker. [7:44]
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
Audio segment from BackStory Radio on the history of oratory in America in which the American History guys discuss what makes an iconic speech or speaker that will endure through the ages. Audio and transcript are provided.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Learning From Lincoln
[Free Registration/Login Required] A result of detailed study, scholar Lewis E. Lehrman speaks of what the nation can learn from the model of Abraham Lincoln. He presents an overview of Lincoln's life and the magnitude of his speeches...
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Pbs Learning Media: Abraham Lincoln: 60 Second Presidents
Short video [1:11] on Abraham Lincoln animated and narrated with humor. Support materials for students include background essay on Lincoln and fact sheet to accompany video.
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Pbs Learning Media: What Does He Have to Say to Us Today?
In this video [5:24] segment from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, Bill T. Jones and his Associate Artistic Director, Janet Wong, turn to primary texts to learn more about Abraham Lincoln. In an effort to make...
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Pbs: A Community of People Now: American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
In this segment [5:10] from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, the creative process continues for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in the creation of a dance-theater piece about Abraham Lincoln. Bill...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Cutting Room Floor
This video [5:39] demystifies the film editing process as producers and editors discuss edits to the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man. The film chronicles Bill T. Jones creating Fondly Do We Hope, Fervently Do We...
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Pbs Learning Media: Bodies Move
In this video [2:18] from the documentary American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company has been commissioned by the Ravinia Festival in Chicago to create a dance performance celebrating the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sandburg and Lincoln
This video [5:57] from American Masters: "The Day Carl Sandburg Died" highlights Carl Sandburg's biography of Abraham Lincoln. Known for his poetry, Sandburg began writing a short story about Lincoln meant for children. It soon became a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Article Ii of the Constitution
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Article II of the Constitution. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Biography of America: The Coming of the Civil War
The tenth in a series on the history of the United States, this video examines the events leading to the Civil War. Access to related links and maps is also provided. [26:40]
A&E Television
History.com: American Civil War: Reconstruction
A good outline covering the developments leading up to Reconstruction, the events as it progressed, and how this period of history ended. Accompanied by a video entitled 'The Failure of Reconstruction'. [2:35]
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Henceforth Free: The Emancipation Proclamation
BackStory Radio episode on freedom and the Emancipation Proclamation. The American History Guys reflect on the complicated history of emancipation, what it means to a diverse group of people, and how it is commemorated. It provides the...
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Pbs Looking for Lincoln
A 2 hour video by historian Henry Louis Gates who interviewed many people who have studied Abraham Lincoln through the years. Information on Lincoln from his early years to his assassination.
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Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln, Attorney at Law
This video excerpt takes a look at Lincoln's years as a 'prairie' lawyer with discussion on how his profession helped him later in his presidency. [1:44]
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Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address
In this video excerpt, the content of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is examined and explained by former President Bill Clinton and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. [1:33]
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Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Lincoln's Growth and Change
Would Reconstruction have been different had Abraham Lincoln lived to oversee it? Lincoln's views on slavery throughout his presidency are examined in this video segment. [2:57]
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Pbs Learning Media: Why We Made the Abolitionists
The makers of American Experience: "The Abolitionists" describe why the film was made and also the legacy of abolition, and the diversity of ordinary men and women who played a role in abolishing slavery in the U.S. [2:58]
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Pbs Learning Media: Lincoln Oath | History Detectives
A museum curator is investigating the authenticity of a note signed by Abraham Lincoln honorably discharging a soldier of the Civil War in 1864. What detective work is necessary to determine whether the document is real or a forgery?
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President Abraham Lincoln
This 1930 biography of Abraham Lincoln is one of the last movies made by early film great D.W. Griffith. It stars Walter Huston as Abraham Lincoln. It gives a good overview of his life, presidency and assasination.