How Was Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Justified
Was Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Justified?
Despite the two not knowing each other, Abraham Lincoln was a fan of his murderer, John
Wilkes Booth, and often went to see him in various plays. Lincoln had ‘premonitions’ about his death,
stating that he had dreams of being told that he had been assassinated. On the night of his
assassination, he had told his bodyguard this, who, in return, warned him not to go to Ford’s
Theater. Unfortunately, having promised his wife, Lincoln went to the theater and was shot, and the
dreams came true. The bullet struck the back of Lincoln’s head, entered his skull, and went through the
left side of his brain before lodging itself just above his right eye. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln supported the abolition of slavery. This was most likely due to the fact that he
grew up going to a church that strongly opposed slavery. Being morally opposed to the idea of having
African Americans as slaves, it was no question that Booth, a man who was opposed to abolition of
slavery, planned to assassinate him. Lincoln also stated, while giving a speech, that he supported the
idea of enfranchising former slaves, which Booth was immensely infuriated by. “That means nigger
citizenship,” Booth told a friend, “Now, by God, I’ll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever
make.” Booth also felt as if Lincoln’s decision to free slaves would destroy his beloved South.
Lincoln was a tyrant. He suspended a Habeas Corpus, which is a legal action, and, of course,
supported the freedom of slaves. The supporting of freeing blacks threatened the South, according to
Booth. The Confederacy’s defeat became more certain in 1865, and Booth decried the end of slavery.
He stated that Lincoln had “made himself a king” during Lincoln’s election for a second term.
He also said that “...and his policy are a disgrace to the seat he holds. He is made a tool of the
Despite the two not knowing each other, Abraham Lincoln was a fan of his murderer, John
Wilkes Booth, and often went to see him in various plays. Lincoln had ‘premonitions’ about his death,
stating that he had dreams of being told that he had been assassinated. On the night of his
assassination, he had told his bodyguard this, who, in return, warned him not to go to Ford’s
Theater. Unfortunately, having promised his wife, Lincoln went to the theater and was shot, and the
dreams came true. The bullet struck the back of Lincoln’s head, entered his skull, and went through the
left side of his brain before lodging itself just above his right eye. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln supported the abolition of slavery. This was most likely due to the fact that he
grew up going to a church that strongly opposed slavery. Being morally opposed to the idea of having
African Americans as slaves, it was no question that Booth, a man who was opposed to abolition of
slavery, planned to assassinate him. Lincoln also stated, while giving a speech, that he supported the
idea of enfranchising former slaves, which Booth was immensely infuriated by. “That means nigger
citizenship,” Booth told a friend, “Now, by God, I’ll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever
make.” Booth also felt as if Lincoln’s decision to free slaves would destroy his beloved South.
Lincoln was a tyrant. He suspended a Habeas Corpus, which is a legal action, and, of course,
supported the freedom of slaves. The supporting of freeing blacks threatened the South, according to
Booth. The Confederacy’s defeat became more certain in 1865, and Booth decried the end of slavery.
He stated that Lincoln had “made himself a king” during Lincoln’s election for a second term.
He also said that “...and his policy are a disgrace to the seat he holds. He is made a tool of the