The Gettysburg Address(2025)
The long road to freedom and equality
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled, from his early anti-slavery sentiments as a poor farmer's son to his rousing orations as one of America's greatest leaders.
Movie: The Gettysburg Address
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John P. Jones (voice)
Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Charles Sumner (voice)
Andrew Curtin (voice)
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John G. Nicolay (voice)
Leonard Swett (voice)
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Theodore Parker (voice)
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In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled, from his early anti-slavery sentiments as a poor farmer's son to his rousing orations as one of America's greatest leaders.
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