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On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was brutally assassinated by John Wilkes Booth In Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C. I believe Lincoln's assassination was unjustified because he did many things to help and better the United States. Some people think that his death was justified because he took slaves away from people that used them. Not only did he abolish slavery, but he also led to union to victory over the confederacy in the American Civil War and signed the first homestead acts. Abraham Lincoln’s actions made many people very happy but also made others furious and enraged them. That is why I think that President Lincoln's death was unjustified.
First of all, President Lincoln ended slavery following the end of the American Civil War when he proposed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st 1863. In the book “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard it says, “ Booth’s Hatred for Lincoln and his deep belief in the institution of slavery, coalesced into a silent rage after The Emancipation Proclamation.” The text is implying that
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When President lincoln was elected the southern states began to leave the United States because they thought that he was going to try to end slavery. General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9th, 1865. 6 days later, on April 14th, 1865, President Lincoln was killed. The first newspaper to be released about his death was the New York Times’ “President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin.; The Deed Done at Ford's Theatre Last Night…” The article reads, :The pistoi ball entered the back of the President's head and penetrated nearly through the head. The wound is mortal. The President… is now dying.” The article talks about President Lincoln's assassination. That was the second reason why I think that President Lincoln's assassination was