In the face of fierce resistance from his own party and the segregated South, President Lyndon B. Johnson takes a stand for equality by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This landmark decision outlawed segregation and employment discrimination, redefining America's moral landscape and cementing LBJ's legacy as a leader of courage and conscience.

Following the Union's narrow victory at Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln risks everything by issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. In a moment of profound moral clarity, Lincoln reframes the Civil War as a fight for human freedom—challenging political allies, national unity, and his own presidency in the process.