1865: The War's Final Year
As 1865 dawns, Lee leads a failing Confederacy and Lincoln looks toward healing the nation.
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1865: The War's Final Year
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As 1865 dawns, Lee leads a failing Confederacy and Lincoln looks toward healing the nation.
In 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery—yet the same year saw the Ku Klux Klan take shape. Explore the promise and peril of the Civil War's final year, as the Confederacy collapses and Lincoln begins the work of reuniting a divided nation. Ken Burns's The Civil War reveals a year of meanness and greatness that reshaped America.
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Production made possible by grants from General Motors Corporation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation
1865: The War's Final Year
Clip: Episode 5 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery—yet the same year saw the Ku Klux Klan take shape. Explore the promise and peril of the Civil War's final year, as the Confederacy collapses and Lincoln begins the work of reuniting a divided nation. Ken Burns's The Civil War reveals a year of meanness and greatness that reshaped America.
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