Monuments | Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
About the Episode
– This iconic monument, symbolically placed directly across from the former mansion of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and built combining stone from states on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, would become the stage for the Civil Rights Movement and more recent protests.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 5m 14s
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Extras
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Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street
Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK.4:06 -
Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse
Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road.1:16 -
Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities
The Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel.3:17 -
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Modern Marvels | Erie Canal Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
Waterway that linked the Atlantic Ocean with the fertile farmland of America's interior.5:30 -
Modern Marvels | Transcontinental Railroad
The railroad that shrank the time it took to cross the nation from six months to one week.5:20 -
Modern Marvels | John A. Roebling Bridge
John Roebling first revealed his bridge building secrets in Cincinnati.4:54 -
Modern Marvels | Hoover Dam
Designed to provide water and power for the growing cities of Southern California.5:13 -
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Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System
The largest engineering project in human history that accelerated an exodus to suburbia.4:46
