
A Country Divided
Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 10m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
An author details Abraham Lincoln’s trip to Washington, D.C. leading up to the Civil War.
Author and historian Ted Widmer chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s 13-day train ride to Washington, D.C. where the president-elect is headed for his inauguration. Widmer, who lives in Rhode Island, also talks with Rhode Island PBS Weekly about the similarities between the days leading up to Lincoln’s inauguration and the assault on the Capitol in 2021.
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Rhode Island PBS Weekly is a local public television program presented by Rhode Island PBS

A Country Divided
Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 10m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Author and historian Ted Widmer chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s 13-day train ride to Washington, D.C. where the president-elect is headed for his inauguration. Widmer, who lives in Rhode Island, also talks with Rhode Island PBS Weekly about the similarities between the days leading up to Lincoln’s inauguration and the assault on the Capitol in 2021.
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