Abstract
Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this program dramatically evokes the causes of the war. Here are the burning questions of union and states’ rights, John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, the election of Abraham Lincoln, the firing on Fort Sumter, and the jubilant rush to arms on both sides. Along the way the war’s major figures are introduced: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and a host of lesser-known but equally vivid characters. The episode comes to a climax with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas, where both sides learned it would be a very long war.
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Subject
Series
The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
Contributors
Burns, Ken (Director), Burns, Ken (Producer), Burns, Ric (Producer), Ward, Geoffrey C. (Writer), Burns, Ric (Writer), Burns, Ken (Writer), Barnes, Paul (Editor), Shaw, Bruce (Editor), Reidy, Tricia (Editor), McCullough, David (Performer), Burns, Ken (Cinematographer), Moore, Allen (Choreographer), Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer), Burgess, Robert (Photographer), Petegorsky, Stephen (Photographer), Waterston, Sam (Narrator), Harris, Julie (Narrator), Robards, Jason (Narrator), Schwab, Jacqueline (Composer), Foote, Shelby (Consultant), Colby, John (Compiler), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), Florentine Films (Producer), WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Duration
01:39:16 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Higher education
Copyright Holder
| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | Distributor |
| Telephone | 800-322-8755 |
| Address | 132 West 31st Street 17th Floor New York, NY 10001 |
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