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>> abraham lincoln is devastated by the 13th amendments defeat in the house. many think that the president only wants to end slavery break the back of the confederacy, but the truth is that lincolns thinking has evolved since his days as a gradualist, only wanted to stop the spread of slavery. now, for him, the war is no longer about the statess differing interpretations of the constitution or simply doing whatever is necessary to preserve the union. its about fulfilling the promise that america...

>> the armies trade these victories back and forth. so many have died, but the war drags on. will it ever end? >> it will end. that i can promise you. i must make good on what i said at gettysburg. i must free all the slaves permanently. >> lincoln wants to ensure that this promise he has made through the emancipation proclamation is backed up with something more than an executive order and legislation. lincoln decides that hes going to press for a 13th amendment, which would abolish slavery thr...

>> the armies trade these victories back and forth. so many have died, but the war drags on. will it ever end? >> it will end. that i can promise you. i must make good on what i said at gettysburg. i must free all the slaves permanently. >> lincoln wants to ensure that this promise he has made through the emancipation proclamation is backed up with something more than an executive order and legislation. lincoln decides that hes going to press for a 13th amendment, which would abolish slavery thr...

These numbers led to chicagos all too depressing nickname chiraq, which makes it sound like its not in america any more. this narrative being too dangerous to live in pisses me off. as many in the media, sorry, cnn, are painting this city with one big scary black brush, when in fact like all cities with crime problems, the violence is coming from very specific areas with very specific reasons. and in chicago, its the south side and the west side. while there are many factors to this, one thing t...

I know what these are, and im gonna get emotional. tell me. tyler: these are two-- i have four of the chairs that belonged to abraham lincoln. and i got em at an auction house, and they were very special to me, number one, because they were owned by lincoln who, you know, did the emancipation proclamation. and-- which led to the 13th amendment and the freeing of the slaves. so to have this in my possession just means the world to me. - hes my hero. - yeah. i would love to sit in these. can we si...

I know what these are, and im gonna get emotional. tell me. tyler: these are two-- i have four of the chairs that belonged to abraham lincoln. and i got em at an auction house, and they were very special to me, number one, because they were owned by lincoln who, you know, did the emancipation proclamation. and-- which led to the 13th amendment and the freeing of the slaves. so to have this in my possession just means the world to me. - hes my hero. - yeah. i would love to sit in these. can we si...

Thats more homicides than new york and los angeles combined. these numbers led to chicagos all too depressing nickname chiraq, which makes it sound like its not in america any more. this narrative being too dangerous to live in pisses me off. as many in the media, sorry, cnn, are painting this city with one big scary black brush, when in fact like all cities with crime problems, the violence is coming from very specific areas with very specific reasons. and in chicago, its the south side and the...

Conservative radio or media thats just going to, you know, say to them what they want to confirm or reconfirm their own beliefs about roy moore? because as i listen to the sound bites, im a son of the south, i cant believe the way some people are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to, you know, figure out a way that they can vote for roy moore. why do you think people are so willing to dismiss credible allegations and crazy things that he has said on the record? >> well, because in the sou...

Because as i listen to the sound bites, im a son of the south, i cant believe the way some people are twisting themselves into pretzels trying to, you know, figure out a way that they can vote for roy moore. why do you think people are so willing to dismiss credible allegations and crazy things that he has said on the record? >> well, because in the south, one of the reasons the south is always behind the times, they use -- like i say, i looked at his commercials. all he talks about is, im a chr...

And theyre the same ads that i saw 30 years ago, against gay marriage, against abortion, against any form of illegal immigration, and talking about, if you believe in god, the washington insiders dont like you. its the same religious facts that theyve been using to win elections. and i wish some time people would look past, quote/unquote their religious beliefs and just try to do the right thing. you cant just win elections talking about, im against gay marriage. im against abortion. im against ...