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Hello! As many of us know, in 1865 John Wilkes Booth, a former confederate, entered Ford Theater and successfully assassinated Vice President Andrew Johnson, which led to Lincoln taking a more radical and punitive approach to Reconstruction, passing Congress’s reconstruction plans, leading to creation of new black-majority and pro-GOP white majority states, leading to creation of the states we know and love today, along with the guarantee and protection of the rights of Freedmen and African-Americans in general, leading to them becoming highly successful both economically, politically, and socially. This also lead to the decline and eventual death of the Democrats and rise of the Populists.
However, John Wilkes Booth had an array of other targets, including President Abraham Lincoln, which he barely missed due to poor timing. What would happen if Wilkes successfully shot Lincoln? How would Reconstruction turn out? What would be the future for African-Americans and their rights? How would American politics develop?
(Clarifications: first Black President was Robert Smalls, elected in 1900, served two terms, several Black Presidents elected in the future. African-Americans generally have equal rights and standing in society in this timeline, they’re a lot more wealthier and successful socially and economically.)
However, John Wilkes Booth had an array of other targets, including President Abraham Lincoln, which he barely missed due to poor timing. What would happen if Wilkes successfully shot Lincoln? How would Reconstruction turn out? What would be the future for African-Americans and their rights? How would American politics develop?
(Clarifications: first Black President was Robert Smalls, elected in 1900, served two terms, several Black Presidents elected in the future. African-Americans generally have equal rights and standing in society in this timeline, they’re a lot more wealthier and successful socially and economically.)