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Speech where he castigate of the slavery view. the nephew is named preston brooke. one day he walks in with a cane and beats charles sumter on the head. sumter is on the floor of the united states. how did the south reacts? >> brooks was flooded of gifts of new things. >> 1830 to 1860, there are over 70 70 acts of violence between members of congress north and south. these are duos and stabbing and folks in the south are lashing

Kansas/nebraska act, lincolns whig party began to unravel over the issue of slavery. >> the whigs and democrats were not liberals and conservatives precisely as we divide parties today. the whigs were pretty progressive about slavery. the democrats were liberal in terms of voting opportunities and suspicion about immigration but not liberal when it came to protecting southern slavery because the south was the democratic base. but, the whigs are unable to commit to a perspective on the question o...

And abraham during this period about appearances. >> despite the lincolns attempt to keep up appearances, the democratic press maligns them. they pan mary for her frivolous spending. >> on paper lincoln looks as though hes the least qualified person to hold the position. >> he was the first president born outside of the original 13 states. he only had been in congress for 13 months. how can we entrust the nation at this time to someone who so in experienced. >> people lionized lincoln now. >> he...

>> in 1834, the american political system is dominated by two major parties. the democrats support states rights, and the whigs believe in a strong federal government. at 25 years old, lincoln wins a seat on the illinois state legislature as a whig. >> joining the whig party when he does really reflects an investment in the capacity of government to improve peoples lives. the whig platform is all about improved transportation and public education. >> this is why he was a whig early on. he saw th...

>> that was viewed by the abolitionists and the staunch union women as a disgrace. wasnt she suspicious? >> she is regarded as a traitor, signaling to the confederates, ridiculous stories like that, but it was fairly widely believed. >> her half brother-in-law ben hardin helm was a confederate general who was killed in action, and his widow was sheltered in the white house. the committee on the conduct of the war held an inquiry into the first ladys loyalty. lincoln made a personal appearance to...

A shocking murder in london is sparking international outrage. today thousands gathered to grieve the 33-year-old including the duchess of cambridge, kate middleton. its all started a global movement about the everyday threats facing women molly hunter reports >> reporter: today thousands came out in london to honor sarah everard, the 33-year-old marketing executive who was found dead earlier this week. even kate middleton paying her respects >> it could have been me it could have been my friend...

Were formally put to him. its ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. her body was found here — in woodland, near ashford, in kent. extensive searches are continuing close to where her body was found. 13 miles away, the police officers house in deal, in kent, is also a focus. and an old garage, in dover, where he used to work is being searched. in clapham, where sarah was last seen, a vigil has now been cancelled. organisers had hoped it was a chance for people to express the...

Because of the current lockdown, but many still did. tonight, as some tensions escalated, police called on all those to go home, saying that the gathering was not safe. these scenes adding to what has been an already extremely difficult week. it would have been a lot safer if we had the 50 stewards we had trained and ready to go to keep the crowds silent and distanced. we told the met it was going to be worse if we didnt have the organisation that we already had planned which was covid safe. ear...

On the bed so i tied the tea towel round his neck and i said, "this teddy bear, he is also afraid of the dark but when he whispers a secret magic word he changes into superted." first broadcast on welsh language channel sac in november 1982, its success led to it being dubbed into 32 languages, beamed in over 100 countries, and it became a huge hit, even within the royal family. we had the superted childrens ward at the princess of wales hospital. princess diana came down to open the ward etc an...

Darkness has fallen here it has turned into more of a protest with people chanting reclaim these streets. it has punted a wider conversation about female safety across the country and tonight boris johnson the prime minister has tweeted saying, tonight carry and i will be lighting a candle for sarah everard and thinking of herfamily and friends. i cannot imagine how unbearable their pain and grief is. we must work fast to find all the answers to this horrifying crime. it was confirmed yesterday ...