
Secession | NPT
Episode 1 | 28m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
The Civil War is figuratively referred to as a conflict of brother against brother.
Nashville Public Television explores how Secession would not only tear our nation apart, but also its states, communities, even families. Nowhere was the debate more heated than Tennessee. Some were willing to lay down their lives for what they saw as a threat to their way of life, while others were equally willing to die to preserve the Union they loved.
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Tennessee Civil War 150 is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Tennessee Department of Education,University of Tennessee, Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Secession | NPT
Episode 1 | 28m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Nashville Public Television explores how Secession would not only tear our nation apart, but also its states, communities, even families. Nowhere was the debate more heated than Tennessee. Some were willing to lay down their lives for what they saw as a threat to their way of life, while others were equally willing to die to preserve the Union they loved.
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Tennessee Civil War 150 is a local public television program presented by WNPT
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