Looking for Lincoln

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Director: Muriel Soenens, John Maggio

Overview

This documentary takes an in-depth look at legendary president Abraham Lincoln, examining the story behind his historic presidency, with controversial issues of race, religion, and civil rights surrounding him from the moment he entered public life. Sometimes prone to depression, Lincoln ascended to the most powerful position in America through many complex avenues involving both egalitarianism and ambition, revealing that the man's mythic image in historic memory has often been left incomplete.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2009
UPC:	0841887010351
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00
Sales rank:	72,065

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Host

Technical Credits

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
William R. Grant	Executive Producer
Peter Kunhardt	Executive Producer
Dyllan McGee	Executive Producer
Barak Goodman	Producer
John Maggio	Producer
Muriel Soenens	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Looking for Lincoln
1. Introduction [2:34]
2. The Legend and the Real Man [11:33]
3. A Young Lawyer with a Gloomy Temperament [9:47]
4. A White Supremacist? [15:54]
5. The National Stage [12:23]
6. Lincoln's Legacy [7:11]
7. The Civil War [9:18]
8. A Controversial President [9:31]
9. Emancipation [11:10]
10. Four Score and Seven Years Ago [8:40]
11. Lincoln's Assassination [9:49]
12. Credits [1:31]

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