Lincoln's failed assassination

miocid

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Here's something that should have been on this site years ago...

Lets say that there was some sort of security on the nighht of the Lincoln assassination. How would U S history be different if lincoln had at least finished his term?
 
I'm sure there've been other Lincoln Lives threads, just use the search function.

Considering how lenient his plan to reconstruct the South was, I'd imagine that we'd see a drastic split in the Republican Party between Lincoln and other moderationists and those who favor more radical measures against the southern states. If the South re-enters the Union quicker, and with more political power, we may see a much more politically powerful Bible Belt/Black Belt, meaning a higher influence of both the religious "right" and maybe even earlier black politicians in high offices.
 
And i thought i was clever

A tip to a new guy: there are very few original PODs that haven't been explored out there, but it doesn't hurt often to re-explore those that haven't been discussed in recent memory. Then again, boasting of your cleverness on any count is unnecessary.
 
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