American Experience
Season 21 Episode 3 - The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the assassin and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper (Seabiscuit, Adaptation), the film includes interviews with the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars, who recount a great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death.
Episodes in Season 21
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
55 min
The Polio Crusade
55 min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
55 min
A Class Apart
55 min
We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower
55 min
We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision
55 min
We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears
55 min
We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo
55 min
We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
55 min
