In this trailer, after the first assassination of a U.S. president, the focus shifts to preserving and defending the foundational ideals that underpinned Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction starring anthony boyle, lovie simone, tobias menzies, and more directed by Monica Beletsky. Check it out.
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00:00 I was born with a chance to be somebody. I'm gonna be the most famous man in the whole world. Mr. President, the Confederacy is dead. The Union is saved. The war is over.
00:23 Freedom for the South!
00:38 What happened? The President's been shot.
00:42 Witnesses are saying it was John Wilkes Booth.
00:45 Wait, the actor?
00:47 Do you know who I am?
00:49 I'm a symbol.
00:51 How does a well-known actor commit murder in front of an audience of 1,500 people and escape?
00:59 Find the man that killed my husband.
01:04 Gentlemen, I am tasking you with the capture of John Wilkes Booth.
01:14 This is a conspiracy to dismember our government.
01:17 I know who you are, Mr. Booth.
01:19 You gonna help us or not?
01:21 There's a bounty on the head of Booth. I intend to collect.
01:26 Booth is being protected by the Confederacy.
01:31 Now with Lincoln out of the way, this country belongs to us.
01:36 I will not surrender! May God be my judge!
01:46 God bless America.