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A new Netflix mini-series, "Death by Lightning," explores the brief presidency and assassination of James A. Garfield.

The show's creators and stars believe the story reflects today's political violence and chaos.

Garfield's assassin, Charles Guiteau, was a disgruntled political hopeful who the show portrays as mentally ill rather than purely evil.

The story of the nation’s 20th president, Mentor native James A. Garfield , was never fully told. But, tragically speaking, despite a four-month presidency, it represents a prescient look at the current state of affairs in America.

The Netflix four-episode mini-series “Death by Lightning,” which begins streaming Thursday, Nov. 6, holds a mirror to the political violence, chaos and corruption of today from more than 14

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