Fighting For Lincoln: The Wide Awakes
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Fighting For Lincoln: The Wide Awakes

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Torch-lit marches down Main Street, at first glance images like these conjure up some of America's darkest moments, but this wasn't the Klan. These black-clad torch-bearers were the Wide Awakes: a para-military political machine that some say delivered the presidency to Abraham Lincoln.
IMDb 7.3/10202041min
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
IMDb 7.3/10202041min
Fighting For Lincoln: The Wide Awakes
DocumentaryHistoricalIntense
IMDb 7.3/10202041min
Torch-lit marches down Main Street, at first glance images like these conjure up some of America's darkest moments, but this wasn't the Klan. These black-clad torch-bearers were the Wide Awakes: a para-military political machine that some say delivered the presidency to Abraham Lincoln.
Creators and Cast
Directors
Wide Awake Films
Producers
Wide Awake Films
Cast
Joe AullJoAnn BarberDan BarnettRachel BitecoferJulia BurchBelinda CanadayChristy ColemanArlene CooneyRaleigh Dean CraigheadAnne Doak
Studio
Curiosity Stream
Content advisory
NR
violence
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