Emancipation digital classroom go to lincoln movie teachers guide. White says that while not every detail of the film is true, the delicate. This is the face of someone who has fought long and hard for the good of the people without caring much for any of em. Lincoln had his operatives including thaddeus stevens coerce 8 democrats into supporting the xiii amendment to get the 23 vote needed. Quick fact check of stephen spielbergs movie lincoln. Steven spielbergs 2012 film lincoln, in which stevens was portrayed by tommy lee jones, brought new public interest in stevens.
Steven spielbergs lincoln 2012 is a twoandahalf hour film that zeroes in on a defining moment from near the end of the civil war january 1865 and the debate over the proposed amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery. A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th presidents tumultuous final months in office. Lincoln himself also indulges in this from time to time. Free every slave, slay every traitor, burn every rebel mansion if these things be necessary to preserve this temple of freedom. Tommy lee jones relishes playing stevens in lincoln. Thaddeus stevens was a republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the united states house of representatives. Historical accounts give lincoln no such credit, nor do they present a narrative pulsating with such drama. He is quickly joined by an angry fellow representative. Abraham lincoln has asked us to work with him to accomplish the death of slavery in america. However, lincoln only wanted to focus on equality under the legal definition of emancipation. Lydia hamilton smith february 14, 18 february 14, 1884 was the longtime housekeeper of thaddeus stevens and a prominent africanamerican businesswoman after his death.
Shit on the people and what they want and what theyre ready for. One of the most memorable anecdotes delivered by lincoln in the film is the story of ethan allens visit to england. Before leaving town after congress adjourned in march 1865, stevens met with lincoln to urge him to press the south hard in the war that by then was drawing to a close. He wrote much of the financial legislation that paid for the american civil war. Thaddeus stevens and his black wife lydia smith at. I dont give a goddamn about the people and what they want. One final footnote to the presentation of thaddeus stevens concerns the filmmakers curious decision to place him in bed with his mixedrace housekeeper, lydia hamilton smith, near the very end of the film. And then, at least according to steven spielberg s new film lincoln, the widely despised old liberal lion of the house, thaddeus stevens, limps home through the throngs on his malformed club foot.
Spielbergs lincoln movie was correct on thaddeus stevens in every aspect except one. Shortly after thaddeus stevens tell the full house that hes not for racial equality, he walks outside into the rotunda area and sits down. Lincoln is a 2012 historical drama film directed and produced by steven spielberg, starring daniel daylewis as united states president abraham lincoln. But this immortality contrasts with the fascinating, mortal portrayals by sally fields as mary todd lincoln, tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevens, and james spader as w. As chairman of the powerful house ways and means committee, stevens, a witty, sarcastic speaker and flamboyant party leader, dominated the house from 1861 until his death. He probably wouldnt have minded seeing lincoln denied it but he never did anything overt. Lincoln, thaddeus stevens and why american politics. Jul 14, 2017 whats true and false in lincoln movie.
Thaddeus stevens lincoln wiki fandom powered by wikia. Jan 24, 20 abraham lincoln s second term, with its momentous choices, has been brought to the screen by steven spielberg as a fascinatingly theatrical contest of rhetoric and strategy. The confederate envoys are brought to the north by an entire regiment of black union soldiers, all of whom are giving them scarily angry glares. Lydia hamilton was born at russell tavern near gettysburg in adams county, pennsylvania, us. Lincolns rebuff to thaddeus stevens radicalism, staged between the two in the basement kitchen of the white house, is. Abraham lincoln has asked us to work with him to accomplish the death of slavery. Thaddeus stevens, a radical republican from the state of pennsylvania, was the powerful chairmen of the ways and means committee. Joness character is portrayed as the central figure among the radicals, responsible in large part for the passage of the thirteenth amendment. Lincoln, the new steven spielberg film starring daniel daylewis in the title role and tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevens, presents a more positive picture of. Thaddeus stevens there are some interesting analogies between the careers of thaddeus stevens and abraham lincoln, noted stevens biographer ralph korngold. In lincoln, the houses sinners beat the saint in the.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. House of representatives during abraham lincolns presidency, fought to abolish slavery and helped draft the. Lincoln movie reconstructed thaddeus stevens house divided. Tommy lee jones relishes playing stevens in lincoln news. Since, as a historian, i often speak to audiences about lincolns life and his murder, i have been receiving a lot of questions about the film. In lincoln, the houses sinners beat the saint in the white house. Abraham lincolns second term, with its momentous choices, has been brought to the screen by steven spielberg as a fascinatingly theatrical contest of rhetoric and strategy. The film also features sally field, david strathairn, joseph gordonlevitt, james spader, hal holbrook, and tommy lee jones in supporting roles. The screenplay by tony kushner was loosely based on doris kearns goodwins biography team of rivals. House of representatives during abraham lincoln s presidency, fought to abolish slavery and helped draft the 14th amendment during reconstruction. Republican celebrate, democrats lament xiii amendment.
Lincoln, dem beruhmtesten aller lincolnfilme, lediglich. Lincoln, the new steven spielberg film starring daniel daylewis in the title role and tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevens, presents a more positive picture of the old commoner than has been. Thaddeus stevens april 4, 1792 august 11, 1868 was a member of the united states house of representatives from pennsylvania and one of the leaders of the radical republican faction of the republican party during the 1860s. The shot of him sitting on a bench in the rotunda shows a modern electrical outlet in the wall below him. Thaddeus stevens r, pa, the chairman of the house committee. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against africanamericans, stevens sought to secure their rights. The movie even opens with soldiers reciting the gettysburg address. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the film lincoln. Thaddeus stevens april 4, 1792 august 11, 1868 was an american republican leader. Thaddeus stevens simple english wikipedia, the free. Lincoln thaddeus stevens speaks to the house youtube. Tommy lee jones as republican congressman thaddeus stevens of pennsylvania. Lincolns rebuff to thaddeus stevens radicalism, staged between the two in the basement kitchen of the white house, is built around.
In the scene in spielbergs lincoln which introduces the audience to rep. The political genius of abraham lincoln, and covers the final four months of lincolns life, focusing. Lincoln, thaddeus stevens and why american politics still. How can i hold that all men are created equal when here before me stands, stinking, the moral carcass of the gentleman from ohio. She was one quarter african american in that her mother was a free biracial. Lincoln, thaddeus stevens and why american politics still needs. A leader of the radical republicans and a fervent abolitionist, stevens. He was chairman of the powerful house ways and means committee. Lincoln, thaddeus stevens and why american politics still needs radicals. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, lincoln pursues a course of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
And there is a popular myth that stevens opposed lincoln s nomination. Thaddeus stevens was firm on his hard stance on full equality for all negroes and whites on marriage and voting rights. Radical republican congressional leader during reconstruction 186577 who battled for freedmens rights and insisted on stern requirements for readmission of southern states into the union after the civil war 186165. Ah, shit on the people and what they want and what theyre ready for.
Stevens was a witty, sarcastic speaker and confident party leader. One is that while both detested slavery, both were guilty stevens in 1821, lincoln in 1847 ofread more. Thaddeus stevens r, pa, the chairman of the house committee of ways and means, the script describes the setting in stevens capitol hill office as redolent of politics, ideology a bust of robespierre, a print of tom paine, long occupancy and hard work p. Lincoln biographer ronald white critiques the accuracy of stephen spielbergs new film about the great emancipator. Lincoln ist ein usamerikanisches historiendrama des regisseurs steven spielberg.
Dec 10, 2012 lincoln, thaddeus stevens and why american politics still needs radicals. The great commoner, thaddeus stevens was a pennsylvania congressman whig, republican 184953, 185968 and radical republican who often pressed president lincoln on war and emancipation policies. Admitted to the maryland bar, he moved to pennsylvania. Dec 31, 2014 love this speech if only australian politics was this interesting. My favorite is not delivered by the president but instead by thaddeus stevens tommy lee jones, the radical republican congressman from pennsylvania. Thaddeus stevens disagreed, urging lincoln to turn the war into a radical revolution that would end slavery and crush the power of the southern aristocracy. He fought for complete racial equality all of his adult life. Thaddeus stevens contd lincoln the inveterate dawdler, lincoln the southerner, lincoln the capitulating compromiser, our adversary and leader of the godforsaken republican party, our party abraham lincoln has asked us to work with him to accomplish the death of slavery in america. Lincoln the inveterate dawdler, lincoln the southerner, lincoln the capitulating compromiser, our adversary, and leader of the god forsaken republican party, our party. Lincoln himself loves to give a soliloquy, frequently telling long moral stories much to the frustration of his friends. Lincoln 2012 tommy lee jones as thaddeus stevens imdb.
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