The past two days in class, we have been discussing Reconstruction. Yesterday, we discussed the difference between Reconstruction and Restoration. Reconstruction was the plan of the radical Republicans and included granting African Americans social equality and punishing the South for the Civil War. Restoration was Lincoln's plan, and did not call for restructuring the country, only ridding the country of slavery. I agree with Lincoln's plan because both sides contributed to the war, not only the South.
Today, we learned about the assassination of President Lincoln. I think John Booth's plan to assassinate government officials was unrealistic because it would only create chaos as other leaders struggled to gain power afterwards. It is lucky for our country that Booth was hindered by his broken ankle, or else our government could have received many more attacks and maybe even been altered permanently. Then, we listened to some music by Aaron Copland commemorating the great American hero that Lincoln became.
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