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Storyline. In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States.
political affiliation. Abraham Lincoln, byname Honest Abe, the Rail-Splitter, or the Great Emancipator (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.âdied April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.), 16th president of the United States (1861â65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves.