The History Channel will air a new Abraham Lincoln documentary over President’s Day weekend from Feb. 20 – 22 starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Abraham LincolnThis article is based upon the Doris Kearns Goodwin bestseller Leadership in Turbulent Times.
In seven and a-half hours, viewers will be able to learn more about the life of the 16th president of the United States, including his childhood in poverty, his days as a lawyer, politician, and his assassination only five days after the Civil War had ended.
The documentary will include live action scenes featuring Emmy Award-nominee Graham Sibley as Lincoln. There will also interviews with prominent guests like President Barack Obama and Gen. Stan McCrystal.
Also airing during President’s Day weekend on the History Channel:
Black Patriots: Heroes from the Civil War
Premieres Monday, February 21st at 11:00 ET/PT
A one-hour documentary executive produced and narrated by NBA legend, historian, and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Deborah Morales of Iconomy Multi-Media & Entertainment, takes a close look at the Civil War, and heroic figures like formerly enslaved man turned war hero Robert Smalls and Union spy Mary Richards, to well-known heroes like influential abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Underground Railroad pioneer Harriett Tubman.
The Secret History of the Civil War
Premieres Tuesday, February 22nd at 10:30 PM ET/PT
This documentary, which runs for one hour, focuses on the Civil War’s untold heroes and unsung innovators. It takes a deep look at how modern American medicine was created on the bloody Civil War battlefields.
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