John Wilkes Booth
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American stage actor and assassin (1838–1865)
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Jeremi Suri: Civil War, Slavery, Freedom, and Democracy | Lex Fridman Podcast #354
Lex Fridman
The assassin of Abraham Lincoln, who believed the U.S. should be a democracy exclusively for white, especially white Christian, people and saw Lincoln as the cause of the country's troubles.
Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee | Lex Fridman Podcast #499
Lex Fridman
Successful actor and ardent pro-Confederate who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, believing him to be a tyrant.