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July 22, 2025 • 22 mins

🎙️ History’s Afterlife | Episode 2: Abraham Lincoln & Al Capone — "The Law and Its Shadows"

What happens when the Great Emancipator meets America’s most infamous gangster in the afterlife?

In this gripping episode of History’s Afterlife, Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone confront each other across eternity. One upheld the law to preserve a fractured nation. The other broke it to build an empire of booze, bullets, and loyalty. But what really separates a president from a crime boss when both leave trails of bodies behind?

🔍 Inside this unforgettable conversation:

• Lincoln’s moral anguish during the Civil War vs. Capone’s streetwise ethics

• Power, corruption, justice—and how history forgives (or doesn’t)

• Violence as principle vs. violence as profit

• Whether redemption is possible when your legacy is soaked in blood

đź§  A must-watch for fans of:

• American history & presidential leadership

• True crime & mafia legends

• Political philosophy & ethics

• Gritty character studies with historical depth

📺 History’s Afterlife imagines what might happen if the most iconic figures from history could finally speak freely—revealing their regrets, hypocrisies, and unfiltered truths.

đź”” Subscribe for weekly episodes featuring legends in dialogue: from Cleopatra to Churchill, Darwin to Hemingway.

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