1. Lincoln's Fate
On April 14, 1865 our sixteenth president was assassinated. ... An already irate Booth became even more outraged by Lincoln's speech on April 11, proposing that voting rights be given to blacks. Thus, Booth schemed and plotted to assassinate Lincoln instead ("Summary of Assassination"[online]). ... In fact, at Lincoln's last speech on April 11, Booth commented, "That's the last speech he will ever make... Then, to set his plan in action, Booth went to Howard's Stable to rent a horse on the morning of April 14 and requested that it be tied up behind Ford's Theatre. ...
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- Grade Level: High School