The Lincoln League (2025)

NR | Unknown Date (US) | War, History, Drama | 00:00

civil war based on true story historical drama 19th century abraham lincoln 1860s

How Slaves Became Spies To Free A Nation

Based on the true story of John Scobell, one of the first African American spies in our nation’s intelligence service. In 1861, President Lincoln commissions his spymaster Allan Pinkerton to incorporate a new network of African American spies. This group, operating right under the noses of their Southern masters, comes to be known as The Royal Lincoln League.