The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy
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On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington DC by a confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth. Booth was a famous actor and was also a secret agent for the Confederacy. Booth did not act alone and the conspiracy went much farther than most people realize.
In this episode we look at how the plot was hatched, who were the targets of the conspiracy, who took part in the scheme, and what happened to those who participated.
Season 1 Episode 1 - The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy
Topics include:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Assassination
- John Wilkes Booth
- Ford's Theatre
- Civil War
- President
- Politics
- Conspiracy
- Reconstruction
- Washington D.C.
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- Andrew Johnson
- Manhunt
- Assassins
- American History
- National Tragedy
- Mourning
- Funeral
- Legacy
- Assassination Plot
- Capture
- Trial
- Execution
- Lincoln's Last Words
- 13th Amendment
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Civil Rights
- Slavery
- American South
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