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President Abraham Lincoln died 150 years ago, just days after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, ending the Civil War after four years. To discuss the lasting effects of both events, Jeffrey Brown talks to Martha Hodes, author of "Mourning Lincoln," James McPherson, author of &q...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions LLC, [2015]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Death and burial.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Death and burial of a person
Assassination
United States
1861-1877
interviews.
History
Interviews
Television news programs
Television news programs.
Interviews.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:President Abraham Lincoln died 150 years ago, just days after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, ending the Civil War after four years. To discuss the lasting effects of both events, Jeffrey Brown talks to Martha Hodes, author of "Mourning Lincoln," James McPherson, author of "The War That Forged a Nation," and Isabel Wilkerson, author of "The Warmth of Other Suns".
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (10 minutes)
Playing Time:00:09:44