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Fighting for Lincoln: The Wide Awakes

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Fighting for Lincoln: The Wide Awakes

Learn how a group of politically minded young men created a national political organization - the Wide Awakes - who marched by torchlight and may have handed the Presidency to Abraham Lincoln during the 1860 election.

  • Thursday June 4, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Thursday June 4, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET2
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