Summary
A 'Memestory' on the assassination of President Lincoln just days after the Civil War ended, and how the loss affected the country's healing. A serious end-of-war lesson.
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Discussion
A 'Memestory' on the assassination of President Lincoln just days after the Civil War ended, and how the loss affected the country's healing.
- What was happening in the country when Lincoln was killed?
- Why was his death such a blow to the nation?
- How might Reconstruction have been different if he had lived?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: assassination, mourning, Reconstruction.
Try it: Explain why the timing of Lincoln's death made it especially hard for the country.