What History Forgets About Abraham Lincoln's Legacy | BBC Timestamp

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President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday, 1865 – instantly casting him as a martyr to the cause of emancipation and the Union. But why did former slaves like Frederick Douglass challenge some of the perceptions of Lincoln that made him a hero? Join Lucy Worsley to uncover the assassination that changed history, the image that shaped his legacy, and the monument that sparked fierce debate across America.