Abraham Lincoln Program
Video Clip List
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| Clip # |
Start Time
| End Time
| Description
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| 1 |
57.6 |
1:52.1 |
Why was Lincoln invited to commemorate the cemetery? |
| 2 |
2:08.1 |
2:14.8 |
How a "few appropriate remarks" became the Gettysburg Address |
| 3 |
2:15.3 |
3:30.3 |
Circumstances that led the two sides to meet at this time and place |
| 4 |
3:51.2 |
3:54.9 |
Gettysburg was captured and occupied by Confederate troops in 1863 |
| 5 |
4:21.1 |
4:49.3 |
Was it a decisive battle? |
| 6 |
5:08.1 |
5:17.9 |
Why Lee lost initiative in war after 1863 |
| 7 |
5:44.1 |
7:26.8 |
Reenactment of speech by actor dressed as Lincoln |
| 8 |
7:29.4 |
8:30.6 |
Where did Lincoln deliver his speech? |
| 9 |
9:12.9 |
10:24.1 |
The reaction of newspapers on November 20th was mixed
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| 10 |
10:24.6 |
11:25.4 |
Did he deliver the speech for the people there or for the people that would read it days, weeks and years later? |
| 11 |
12:20.5 |
13:48.2 |
Who is buried in the 975 unnamed tombstones at the site? Reasons soldiers were buried promptly |
| 12 |
13:49.1 |
14:42.3 |
Description and symbolism of national monument |
| 13 |
14:43.8 |
16:18.6 |
Did Lincoln realize the power of what he was saying? Discussion of "greatest American orator"
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| 14 |
16:18.0 |
17:52.6 |
Reasons the ceremony was delayed from October 1863. How it redirected attention to new purpose of war |
| 15 |
18:57.6 |
19:27.1 |
Where does the Mason Dixon Line run? A map of the country and location of line
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| 16 |
20:19.0 |
20:25.3 |
Difficulty of people at the time to see the South being run down by the North because of unknown future |
| 17 |
20:32.0 |
21:59.7 |
Setting the stage for the address- the changing goals of war |
| 18 |
22:07.1 |
22:44.6 |
Did the Civil War lead to the creation of the National Cemetery? |
| 19 |
22:50.0 |
25:30.1 |
Important facts to know about Lincoln to understand his preparation for the address and the impact it had |
| 20 |
28:33.2 |
30:00.5 |
How Lincoln made the Union a reality and not just a hope; Union as a singular unit and not just a collection of states
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| 21 |
34:21.6 |
35:35.0 |
Lincoln was invited by David Wills to stay at his home; why was David Wills important? |
| 22 |
35:38.1 |
36:08.0 |
Description of actual environment around the time of the speech |
| 23 |
38:03.2 |
28:50.1 |
Where in the cemetery were the Confederates buried and why? |
| 24 |
38:50.3 |
40:25.9 |
When and where was Lincoln born. Discussion of log cabin as symbol his life and importance of it
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| 25 |
40:47.7 |
42:53.1 |
The makeup of the Supreme Court and its importance in the constitutionality of slaves. Discussion of Dredd Scott decision |
| 26 |
43:11.1 |
44:47.6 |
Reading of Wills invitation to Lincoln to come to Gettysburg. Importance of acceptance |
| 27 |
45:10.0 |
46:14.9 |
Evan Everett and his long speech compared to Lincoln's dramatic yet poignant speech |
| 28 |
46:39.0 |
47:55.8 |
What did Lincoln say in his second inaugural address |
| 29 |
47:38.0 |
47:55.8 |
Comparison of Gettysburg Address to his Second Inaugural Address |
| 30 |
48:24.5 |
49:52.7 |
Was there a legal basis for the South to claim unfair treatment? Discussion of succession |
| 31 |
50:56.8 |
51:31.41 |
1860 census statistics and diagram of civil war casualties |
| 32 |
53:22.0 |
54:19.4 |
Discussion of Lincoln as a martyr |
| 32a |
54:53.8 |
59:36.1 |
View of Lincoln as a war criminal; interpretation of powers of commander in chief at war, i.e. confiscation of "property"
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| 33 |
59:43.1 |
1:02:32 |
What is Lincoln saying in opening of the address and how do is words express this? The Declaration of Independence in relation to the opening of the address
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| 34 |
1:02:49 |
1:03:47 |
Quote from address about national resting site. Importance of democracy in America in relation to the rest of the world |
| 35 |
1:03:481 |
1:04:51 |
View of freedom asserted in the Address; slavery in America during Lincoln's time in comparison with the rest of the world |
| 36 |
1:05:55 |
1:07:47 |
Explanation of the history surrounding the Bixby Letter |
| 37 |
1:08:01 |
1:09:37 |
Gradual emancipation and how it relates to NJ and PA |
| 38 |
1:09:45 |
1:10:50 |
The literary style and political theory that went into writing the address. A new kind of rhetoric |
| 39 |
1:10:50 |
1:11:53 |
Did Lincoln read the speech or memorize it? The use of juxtapositions throughout the speech |
| 40 |
1:12:23 |
1:13:04 |
Was the last line of the address borrowed from a speech made by a Georgia Senator?
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| 41 |
1:19:05 |
1:21:05 |
Important biographical information about Lincoln and Civil War milestones |
| 42 |
1:21:09 |
1:21:25 |
Facts about the address in a diagram format
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| 43 |
1:21:26 |
1:24:04 |
Review of facts about the battle and the address followed by a reenactment of speech by actor dressed as Lincoln |
| 44 |
1:24:05 |
1:25:11 |
What were Lincoln's thoughts about the success of the address immediately after the speech? |
| 45 |
1:25:11 |
1:25:48 |
Was the address reprinted in newspapers around the country and why was it reprinted? |
| 46 |
1:28:03 |
1:29:21 |
The musical setting of the address; written by Claritin McClure |
| 47 |
1:29:21 |
1:30:00 |
Musical selections at the ceremony in 11863 |
| 48 |
1:30:00 |
1:30:49 |
The story behind the one known photograph at the ceremony |
| 49 |
1:30:49 |
1:31:19 |
Where did Lincoln deliver his speech? |
| 50 |
1:32:25 |
1:33:46 |
What voting patterns and changes in the structure of political parties have occurred since Lincoln's time? |
| 51 |
1:34:12 |
1:36:06 |
Explanation of why the South seceded from the North |
| 52 |
1:36:30 |
1:38:01 |
Did Lincoln write any books about himself? |
| 53 |
1:39:44 |
1:40:34 |
What was the route that Lincoln traveled to get to Gettysburg and how long did the journey take? |
| 54 |
1:42:30 |
1:44:38 |
Diagram of slavery facts during the war to detail what the abolition of slavery meant to the South |
| 55 |
1:46:24 |
1:47:55 |
Lincoln's interest in colonization and African American thoughts about it |
| 56 |
1:47:56 |
1:49:06 |
The two locations at which Lincoln did most of his writing
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| 57 |
1:51:15 |
1:51:43 |
White primaries as a political tactic |
| 58 |
1:51:43 |
1:52:41 |
Importance of slavery to the cotton industry in regards to monetary value
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| 59 |
1:53:00 |
1:54:00 |
The importance of the emphasis and pronunciation of the final line of the address |
| 60 |
1:54:45 |
1:55:40 |
National Negro Convention Movement |
| 61 |
1:56:40 |
1:59:31 |
What did the North think about freeing slaving in the context of property rights? |
| 62 |
1:59:32 |
2:00:26 |
What did the Emancipation Proclamation say? |
| 63 |
2:01:20 |
2:02:11 |
Objects on display at the Museum in Gettysburg |
| 64 |
2:03:23 |
2:03:56 |
What is a sovereign state in regards to South Carolina? |
| 65 |
2:05:06 |
2:05:38 |
Did Jefferson Davis and Lincoln know each other? |
| 66 |
2:05:38 |
2:06:58 |
The types of weapons used during the Civil War |
| 67 |
2:07:25 |
2:08:01 |
The impact on the town of Gettysburg and their reaction to the battle |
| 68 |
2:09:53 |
2:12:38 |
Discussion of blacks fighting for the Confederacy and recruitment tactics they used |
| 69 |
2:12:45 |
2:14:45 |
The significance of the Antietam battlefield and the relationship it has to the Emancipation Proclamation |
| 70 |
2:16:33 |
2:18:04 |
Will the country ever get over the Civil War?
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| 71 |
2:19:39 |
2:22:14 |
Did Lincoln know any African Americans closely? His relationship with Frederick Douglass |
| 72 |
2:23:54 |
2:25:26 |
How Transcendentalism influenced Lincoln and discussion of his love for writing |
| 73 |
2:25:30 |
2:27:28 |
Reasons Union soldiers did not like emancipation |
| 74 |
2:28:34 |
2:29:31 |
What happened at Appomattox? |
| 75 |
2:29:31 |
2:30:08 |
When and where was Lincoln assasinated? |
| 76 |
2:30:09 |
2:31:26 |
The reasons Gettysburg was a turning point in the war. |
| 77 |
2:32:29 |
2:33:47 |
Was his second Inaugural Address a continuation of his speech at Gettysburg?
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