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The Civil War
1990 · 1 season, 9 episodes · 76m episodes · Documentary, War & Politics · PBS · United States · Rated TV-14 (US)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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19th centuryamerican civil waramerican historical foundationamerican historycivil warhistorical documentaryhistorical eventsminiseriesslaverywar documentary
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