Wonderscape
The Freedmen's Bureau and Lincoln's Legacy
This video discusses the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865, an organization created to support newly freed men, women, and children with essentials like food, land, and education. It also covers the tragic assassination of...
Jack Rackam
Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target
I don’t know about you, but the impression I always got of Lincoln’s assassination was that John Wilkes Booth was an actor who really, really hated the president and so in the middle of his show he snuck into the president’s box and...
Jack Rackam
History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
Mazz Media
America's Journey Through Slavery: Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. From...
Curated Video
Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat
The 16th President of the United States of America is recognisable for many things – his distinctive beard, his height, his black bow tie – but it's the impressive stove hat that he bought in Washington, DC that became his enduring...
Weird History
Timeline For The Hunt For John Wilkes Booth
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. Much has been written about Booth's motivations: that he was a Confederate sympathizer, or suffering from professional jealousy, or simply...
Getty Images
This Week In History 4/12 - 4/18
This Week In History 4/12 - 4/18 (Footage by Getty Images)
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Now He Belongs to the Ages: Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
BackStory Radio audio episode discussion of events leading to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the plot to kill him, and the controversies surrounding the event. Audio and transcript are provided.