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Director:	Ken Burns
Synopsis:	The Cause -- 1861 opens Ken Burns' epic series on the Civil War, detailing the multiple... full plot synopsis...
Released:	1990
Run Time:	99 min.
Genre:	History
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The Cause -- 1861 opens Ken Burns' epic series on the Civil War, detailing the multiple factors that led the North and South to war in 1861. In 1860, four million African-Americans were held in bondage in the South, serving as forced labor to harvest cotton on vast plantations. The institution of slavery, with its harsh treat...

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