About this episode:

Its mission and those who willingly took part in it dared to defy the highest law in the land. And in their desire to do what was right, they wrote, spoke and acted out against a hateful institution that remains to this day, a cross this country must bear. This is the story of brave crusaders who risked much and an organization that sought to right a moral evil. This is the story of the Underground Railroad.

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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

Elijah Lovejoy

Charles Nalle

Harriet Tubman

William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglass

Henry Box Brown

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Producer: Dan Irving

About this episode:

This is an episode about a phenomenon as old as time itself. Something that, throughout the ages, has brought laughter, reflection, made and rekindled memories and even moved men and women to tears. From stirring airs to ballads and everything in between, this is the story of that which has been described as a salve for the soul. This is the story of Music during the American Civil War.

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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

Julia Ward Howe

George Frederick Root

Patrick Gilmore

Henry Clay Work

Stephen Foster

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Special thanks to WCHL for providing the song recordings used in this episode.

Producer: Dan Irving

About this episode:

Presidential elections essentially boil down to a popular mandate, either supporting an incumbent’s administration or repudiating it. Never was that clearer than in 1864 when some four million people went to the polls to either re-elect Abraham Lincoln or oust him. At the election’s core: to stay the course and finish the war or admit it a failure and call for a cessation of hostilities. Such were the weighty consequences surrounding Abraham Lincoln’s quest for a second term. This is the story of a nation’s moment of decision. This is the story of the presidential election of 1864.

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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

John Tyler

George B. McClellan

William Seward

Salmon P. Chase

Clement L. Vallandigham

Additional Resources:

Electoral Map - Election of 1864

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Producer: Dan Irving