John Booth's Assassination

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President Lincoln was assassinated in a heinous way. Even confederates do not support the way he was killed. He did not even get the chance to fight back. The President was killed unreasonably and unjustly. President Lincoln was eradicated by a traitor.
John Wilkes Booth was filled with indignation from the beginning. Booth’s father was an accomplished actor who ignored his son (Thomas). Booth then grew very malice for his father for never being there (O’Reily 93). Since then, John was always a bit tempermental from a young age (O’Reily 93). John Booth has always been filled with hatred.
Abraham Lincoln’s death was horrid. Booth’s original plan was to capture Lincoln (Wilmore). But, after the confederacy surrendered he had a new plan (Wilmore).

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