James Garfield’s assassination is definitely the least well-known presidential assassination out of the 4, but after reading of Garfield’s political stances and positions, it’s actually very unfortunate that he was assassinated. From what I’ve read of him, he was an avid supporter of black civil rights and wanted to reform the government greatly. I believe I also read (I don’t know if this is true) he believed that the economic system should have been reformed (aka he could have done Teddy Roosevelt’s reforms 2 decades early). So, does much change if he isn’t assassinated? Do the reforms of Teddy Roosevelt occur over 2 decades early under Garfield and do black civil rights get a major advancement early, or does Garfield become just another forgotten Gilded Age President? Is there any way we can speculate with reasonable assumption as to whether he would be one of the greatest presidents of all time or just a forgotten president?