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Feb 14, 2011 at 8:36pm | Filed Under “The Conspirator”

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“The Private Life of Mary Surratt”

When audiences first meet Mary Surratt in the film THE CONSPIRATOR, the only thing they will know about her is that she is the mother of John Surratt, Jr., a Booth cohort... More

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Thomas R. Turner

Professor and Historian, Bridgewater State College

Thomas R. Turner is a historian and professor at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. He is also the editor-in-chief of the quarterly journal Lincoln Herald, the oldest continuously published journal devoted to the study of Abraham Lincoln which includes articles examining all facets of... More

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Kim Birbrower

Big Picture Instructional, President and CEO
Fred L. Borch III

U.S. Army (Ret.) Historian
Brian Falk

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company
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Kurt Graver

Manager of Development
Brendan Higgins

Researcher, History and Film Studies
Kate Clifford Larson

Historian and Author
James M. McPherson

Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University
Robert Stone

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company

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“Titanic”

Mar 29, 2012 at 8:32pm | Filed Under “Honest Abe Fact Check”

Star-crossed lovers aside, Cameron's epic is about as accurate as it gets.

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“Moneyball”

Mar 30, 2012 at 8:58pm | Filed Under “Honest Abe Fact Check”

Lacking the depth of character and rich detail of Michael Lewis's book, director Bennett Miller and company take ample creative liberties, though the result is the best baseball movie in years.

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“Mary Surratt - Guilty, Innocent, or does it matter?”

Apr 20, 2011 at 9:41pm | Filed Under “The Conspirator”

Less than three months after her arrest at her boarding house on H Street in Washington City, Mary Surratt would be hanged for her role in John Wilkes Booth's murderous plot.

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FEATURED DISCUSSION

EXPERT PROFILE

Professor and Historian, Bridgewater State College

MEET THE EXPERTS

Big Picture Instructional, President and CEO

U.S. Army (Ret.) Historian

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company

Staff

Manager of Development

Researcher, History and Film Studies

Historian and Author

Professor of History Emeritus, Princeton University

Producer and Executive, The American Film Company

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CURRENT DISCUSSIONS

Mar 29, 2012 at 8:32pm | Filed Under “Honest Abe Fact Check”

Mar 30, 2012 at 8:58pm | Filed Under “Honest Abe Fact Check”

Apr 20, 2011 at 9:41pm | Filed Under “The Conspirator”