they all dying for? >> men like robert gould shaw and frederick douglass carry the burden of a nation while they wait on the president to give a new meaning to the war. >> son, we've waited for lincoln this long. we can wait a little >> it's been 100 days. th's plenty of time for lincoln to change his mind. >> word is leaked that the president is going to make a big announcement about emancipation. but frederick douglass isn't sure of that. he continues to doubt lincoln's resolve for the cause. ♪ ♪ >> mr. president, is anything the matter? >> i just need a moment. >> the emancipation proclamation is the result of a nearly two-year-long battle to define what the civil war means -- to the soldiers in uniform,