Civil War Stories

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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The March
02.18.2007
 (was 02.12.2006)

John Brown was a terrorist, a man who led a raid in Kansas that butchered five unarmed men. He was also, arguably, of the few white people in 1850s America who was totally color blind. According to a new book he was "the man who killed slavery and sparked the Civil War." So, was John Brown a "good terrorist"? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll consider the legacy of this most complicated historical figure.

  1. Doris Kearns Goodwin on Abraham Lincoln

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    Doris Kearns Goodwin talks with Jim Fleming about the political genius of the man she considers America's greatest President.

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  2. Steve Paulson on Abolitionist John Brown

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    Steve Paulson produced this report on Abolitionist John Brown which explores the question of whether terrorism is ever justified.

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  3. E.L. Doctorow on "The March"

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    E.L. Doctorow's latest novel is called "The March" and is about the devastating effect on the South during the Civil War of General William Tecumseh Sherman.

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  4. Tim Tyson on "Blood Done Sign My Name"

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    Historian Tim Tyson tells Anne Strainchamps about the racially motivated murder that has informed much of General William Tecumseh Sherman's professional life.

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