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Lincoln's Dilemma

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  • 2022
  • TV-PG
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Lincoln's Dilemma (2022)
Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.
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Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.

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    • Jeffrey Wright
    • Leslie Odom Jr.
    • Bill Camp
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    • Stars
      • Jeffrey Wright
      • Leslie Odom Jr.
      • Bill Camp
    • 10User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
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    Leslie Odom Jr.
    Leslie Odom Jr.
    • Frederick Douglass
    Bill Camp
    Bill Camp
    • Abraham Lincoln
    Jeff McNeal
    Jeff McNeal
    • Jefferson Davis, Edward Gorsuch, Stephen Douglas, Alexander Stevens, Edward Bates, Salmon Chase, Indiana Democrat Newspaper, New York Herald Newspaper, Sergeant at Gettysburg
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    3unshaven

    What was the economic motivation?

    This documentary doesn't add much to what generally is known. Though is several hours long it seems to omit the economic impact slavery had. If slavery had a value it must have been money and power. Would it be far fetched to deduce there is econimical reason why Lincoln wanted to free the slaves? Could it be this changed the power dynamic in favor of the North between the south and the north?

    Lest also not forget that this Unified America is built on the economical gains it made from it's slavery. Bitter as this might be.

    I am against slavery, racism and any abuse of humans, but also a realist. Even as I write this I realise that I am the child of the generation that came before me. And with child I mean the resulting product of the conduct of my forefathers.

    A weighted insight into the human, economic and impact on the future, would have made this valuable and important documentary, alas it is not.
    10larduffy

    Kudos to the artists involved in making this series.

    Kudos to the artists involved in making this series. The writing, animation and graphics are superb. Visually the use of the veil of lint and static on these animations and graphics effectively set the place and time. Overall a well thought out piece of work.

    At a point it is necessary to "separate the wheat from the chaff", setting apart what is true and logical from the worthless.

    Well written history describes what took place in the past, what it represents in the present and, with hope, can be accomplished in the future. It should be striving for an understanding of ourselves and for our neighbors.
    5worthjen

    The opening scene

    To open with people at the Capitol building who were contesting the results of the 2020 election in an Abraham Lincoln documentary is out of context. It had nothing to do with Lincoln, and was inappropriate in my opinion. I'm glad I kept watching however as I did see photos and quotes I hadn't heard about Lincoln before. My rating would've been much higher if the opening scene wasn't so out of place.
    10mandypearsall

    Brilliant

    Very telling that those who have written bad reviews of this brilliant production apparently feel threatened by the actual TRUTH about the civil war and that most of the contributors/narrators of Lincoln's Dilemma are Black. Seriously???? Damn those "uppity" realists and their perception of history. And.....just an aside-we ALL watched the footage of January 6. Unless you are delusional and/or a Trumpian nutcase we all know what really transpired that day please try to do not embarrass yourselves any longer. 😳😳😳
    10waqasshafiq-88236

    Detailing first hand account

    I do not understand that viewers are not considering the fact that, this is based on actual transcripts of historical events. Not everything about dark past is a conspiracy. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it - Churchill has given a chilling reminder about this! Enjoyed this show tremendously and learned so much about our history PS: I'm an immigrant to this beautiful Country of ours.

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      • February 18, 2022 (United States)
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    • Also known as
      • El dilema de Lincoln
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      • Kunhardt Films
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