Episode 1
As Lincoln prepares to take office, the debate over slavery pushes the country toward a civil war.
Episode 2
Thousands of enslaved people flee north and join Union forces, tipping the scales of military power. Lincoln strategizes the path to reunification.
Episode 3
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, but Black Americans like Frederick Douglass know it's a far cry from abolition.
Episode 4
Lincoln wins reelection. In the aftermath of the war, he commits himself to abolishing slavery and passes the 13th Amendment.
