American Experience
Season 13 Episode 8 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
When the Lincolns arrive in Washington, D.C., in 1861, the president-elect is deemed untested and is mistrusted; Mary, meanwhile, is suspected of being a Confederate sympathizer due to being the daughter of a Southern slave owner. As Abraham deals with the national tragedy of the Civil War, the couple also face a tragedy much closer to home: the 1862 death of their son Willie. The aftermath of son Willie's death finds Mary turning to spiritualists for comfort and, perhaps, slipping from sanity. President Lincoln, however, has another matter larger than his own grief that demands attention---the war. Included: the step he took that changed the nature of the conflict, the Emancipation Proclamation, which he issued on Jan. 1, 1863.
Episodes in Season 13
The Rockefellers (1)
55 min
The Rockefellers (2)
55 min
Secrets of a Master Builder
55 min
Return with Honor
55 min
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
55 min
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
55 min
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
55 min
Fatal Flood
55 min
Stephen Foster
55 min
