Lincoln: Divided We Stand Hope, Tragedy, & The New Normal (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Lincoln: Divided We Stand

Hope, Tragedy, & The New Normal (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In the wake of his assassination, Lincoln transforms from a controversial figure at the helm of America's largest crisis to a martyred hero. After his brutal murder, episode 106 follows the epic manhunt for his killer as well as the ...See moreIn the wake of his assassination, Lincoln transforms from a controversial figure at the helm of America's largest crisis to a martyred hero. After his brutal murder, episode 106 follows the epic manhunt for his killer as well as the unraveling of the wife and country he left behind. America is rife with racial conflict, and his assassination sets the stage for the next 100 years of Civil Rights struggles from Jim Crow through Black Lives Matter. Lincoln has been canonized and mythologized as a savior and a hero, but his reality is far more complex. If we must believe he represents who we are as a country, then we should look to his evolution to inspire us to learn, grow, and change the way that he did. See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony Carvello John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth See fewer	9-1-1 (2018)
Madelaine Adam Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln See fewer	Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)
John Avlon John Avlon John Avlon See fewer	Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)
Sterling K. Brown Narrator Narrator See fewer	Black Panther (2018)
Anthony Caroto Edwin Stanton Edwin Stanton See fewer	Lincoln: Divided We Stand (2021)
Gabriel Chytry Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln See fewer	Altruism (2013)
Vincent DiCostanzo Dr. Joseph Barnes Dr. Joseph Barnes See fewer	I Was A Teen-Aged Spaceman from Space (2019)
Conan O'Brien Self Self See fewer	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Vernon Keith Ruffin Jr. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass See fewer	Not for Nothing (2022)
Aedan Szymanski Robert Todd Lincoln (as Aedan Jayce) Robert Todd Lincoln (as Aedan Jayce) See fewer	Trapped (III) (2024)
Robert L. Anderson III People in Richmond, VA (uncredited) People in Richmond, VA (uncredited) See fewer	When We Try (2020)