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As any student of history knows, Abraham Lincoln was a titan of politics. He kept the United States from falling apart during it's only Civil War to date. Afterward he put plans in place that saw the smooth and speedy reintegration of the South as fully functioning and contributing members of the Union, without the recriminations/scapegoating/punishments so common in other nations (I'm looking at you Africa and Asia, you too France). It is thanks to him that Blacks have had the vote since 1868.

So what if he had died with his work half finished?

I had a number of assassination attempts to chose from, a leader of his stature inevitably attracts them, and I feel that the timing of John Wilkes Booth's attempt best fits where I want my What If to be. After the Civil War had ended but while Reconstruction was still in it's earliest stages and could go any which way.

So What If John Wilkes Booth's gun hadn't misfired that fateful Friday on April 14, 1865 at Fords Theater?
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