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Episode 623: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part III - Sic Semper Tyranus

2025/6/13
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Marcus Parks: 约翰·威尔克斯·布斯说服同谋在里士满陷落后谋杀林肯总统及其他政府官员。布斯和他的同伙对林肯总统提议给予黑人投票权感到愤怒。虽然北方人普遍接受奴隶制，但一旦涉及到黑人投票权，废奴主义开始流行。布斯计划利用之前的安全屋作为逃亡后的藏身之处，但这些计划显得仓促且缺乏组织。邦联可能并未认真对待最初的绑架计划，或者布斯的行动只是孤注一掷的尝试，旨在制造混乱。 Henry Zebrowski: 我非常期待杀死林肯。我开始理解约翰·威尔克斯·布斯，因为他也是一个孤独的人。北方农场较少可能是奴隶制不流行的原因之一。布斯喜欢里士满，因为他在那里获得了名声。林肯的包厢经常是空的，因为玛丽·托德的膝盖之间。

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John Wilkes Booth initially planned to kidnap Lincoln but changed his mind to assassination. This shift is discussed, along with the motivations behind the plot, including Lincoln's suggestion that black men should have the right to vote.
  • Booth's plan changed from kidnapping to assassination
  • Lincoln's suggestion about black voting angered Booth and his conspirators
  • The Confederacy's involvement in the plot was unclear and disorganized

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The boys reach the title moment in the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, retracing the footsteps of the first presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, leading up to the dramatic execution of his plan, and his narrow escape from Ford Theater on April 14th, 1865.

 

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