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The Civil War

Q & A: The Moment Lincoln Was Shot

Season 1 | 3m 11s

Ken Burns shares the transformative moment he and his team portrayed Lincoln’s death during the filmmaking process.

Production made possible by grants from General Motors Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
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Q & A: The Civil War Today
Ken Burns shares his thoughts on the state of our country since the Civil War.
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Q & A: Soldier Reunions
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Lincoln's Troubled Re-Election
Long after Lincoln was nominated, politicians in his own party still hoped to reconvene.
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Official Trailer
Preview The Civil War, which was restored and remastered in high-definition in 2015.
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Ken Burns shares how his interest in the Civil War developed.
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Q & A: The Civil War in 4K
Ken Burns talks about the benefits of restoring The Civil War series in 4K.
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By mid-century, the country was deeply divided.
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The feeling among the Southern members for dissolution of the Union becomes more general.
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