Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.Follows Abraham Lincoln's complex journey to end slavery with insights from journalists, educators and Lincoln scholars, including rare archival materials, that offer a more nuanced look.
Browse episodes
Featured reviews
This documentary doesn't add much to what generally is known. Though is several hours long it seems to omit the economic impact slavery had. If slavery had a value it must have been money and power. Would it be far fetched to deduce there is econimical reason why Lincoln wanted to free the slaves? Could it be this changed the power dynamic in favor of the North between the south and the north?
Lest also not forget that this Unified America is built on the economical gains it made from it's slavery. Bitter as this might be.
I am against slavery, racism and any abuse of humans, but also a realist. Even as I write this I realise that I am the child of the generation that came before me. And with child I mean the resulting product of the conduct of my forefathers.
A weighted insight into the human, economic and impact on the future, would have made this valuable and important documentary, alas it is not.
Lest also not forget that this Unified America is built on the economical gains it made from it's slavery. Bitter as this might be.
I am against slavery, racism and any abuse of humans, but also a realist. Even as I write this I realise that I am the child of the generation that came before me. And with child I mean the resulting product of the conduct of my forefathers.
A weighted insight into the human, economic and impact on the future, would have made this valuable and important documentary, alas it is not.
Realistically, showing 21st century protesters successful removal of a statue of Lincoln is a disservice to the memory of the person who was most responsible for holding the union together and ending the practice of slavery in the United States.
The digs at Lincoln were strange. Frankly, Abraham Lincoln is one of the great leaders in American history and this series' message was along the lines of "Lincoln was good but wasn't enough, his ideology was flawed''.
...which once again is a huge disservice to President Lincoln and is a bit obtuse because some of the people are holding him to a 21st century ethic. Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, he died in 1865.
Not you, not me, not anyone reading this; has done more to benefit the United States of America and its people in the last 160 years... this series could have given credit when it's due instead of making it seem like Lincoln should've been divine and omnipotent.
The digs at Lincoln were strange. Frankly, Abraham Lincoln is one of the great leaders in American history and this series' message was along the lines of "Lincoln was good but wasn't enough, his ideology was flawed''.
...which once again is a huge disservice to President Lincoln and is a bit obtuse because some of the people are holding him to a 21st century ethic. Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, he died in 1865.
Not you, not me, not anyone reading this; has done more to benefit the United States of America and its people in the last 160 years... this series could have given credit when it's due instead of making it seem like Lincoln should've been divine and omnipotent.
Very telling that those who have written bad reviews of this brilliant production apparently feel threatened by the actual TRUTH about the civil war and that most of the contributors/narrators of Lincoln's Dilemma are Black. Seriously???? Damn those "uppity" realists and their perception of history. And.....just an aside-we ALL watched the footage of January 6. Unless you are delusional and/or a Trumpian nutcase we all know what really transpired that day please try to do not embarrass yourselves any longer. 😳😳😳
A quick google search and reading a few books on Lincoln will confirm much of what is in the documentary. Lincoln was a complex man. He was a politician caught up in the precipice of saving the Union. What did that mean? He finally did the right thing...and emancipated the enslaved. Unfortunately the people who need to watch this won't and instead downgrade this documentary.
I do not understand that viewers are not considering the fact that, this is based on actual transcripts of historical events. Not everything about dark past is a conspiracy. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it - Churchill has given a chilling reminder about this! Enjoyed this show tremendously and learned so much about our history
PS: I'm an immigrant to this beautiful Country of ours.
- How many seasons does Lincoln's Dilemma have?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Lincoln's Dilemma
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content