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American Experience

ABRAHAM AND MARY LINCOLN: A HOUSE DIVIDED Lincoln ascended to power at the most difficult time in U.S. history. Part 3 Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS-HD by Colleen Greer

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The Lincolns arrive in Washington with Abraham’s ability to lead in question and Mary’s sympathies suspected, and then tragedy strikes with the death of their son, Willie.

am_exp_lincoln_family617x347 President Abraham Lincoln and family.
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When the Lincolns arrive in Washington in 1861, the country is breaking apart. The country’s president-elect is unknown, untested and mistrusted. His wife, the daughter of a Southern slave owner, is suspected of being a Confederate sympathizer. As Abraham leads a confused and frightened people through the most terrible conflict in their history, disaster strikes his own home: Willie Lincoln — the child Mary says will be “the hope and stay” of her old age — dies.

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