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.

This clip is from American History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2019)

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