The Civil War
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This highly acclaimed mini series traces the course of the U.S. Civil War from the abolitionist movement through all the major battles to the death of President Lincoln and the beginnings of Reconstruction. The story is mostly told in the words of the participants themselves, through their diaries, letters, and Visuals are usually still photographs and illustrations of the time, and the soundtrack is likewise made up of war-era tunes played on period instruments. Several modern-day historians offer periodic comment and insight on the war's causes and events.
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Morgan Freeman
Frederick Douglass
Laurence Fishburne
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Jeremy Irons
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Derek Jacobi
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Sam Waterston
President Abraham Lincoln
Jason Robards
Ulysses S. Grant
Philip Bosco
Horace Greeley
Julie Harris
Mary Chestnut
Colleen Dewhurst
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George Plimpton
George Templeton Strong
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