The Civil War: Anguish of Emancipation

Description

This dramatic re-enactment, which centers on the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, reveals the agonizing dilemmas that confronted Abraham Lincoln as he struggled to resolve the Civil War. "With all dialogue taken verbatim from manuscripts, letters, diaries, and journals of the period, this excellent film offers a realistic and richly detailed picture." -Landers.. Part of "The Shaping of the American Nation" series, which features productions that re-create the human drama, spectacle, and intellectual invention that helped shape the American nation we know today. Written and filmed with the assistance of leading scholars and performed by familiar actors, these feature-film-caliber programs will take your students to key historical locations and stimulate imagination and discussion about crucial people and events. An LCA release. For sale to educators as well as to schools, libraries, colleges, and other organizations or institutions.