The Booth family name in the nineteenth century was strongly identified with the American theater scene; there was no greater name among American actors at this time. Junius Brutus Booth, Sr. came to the United States from England in 1821 and established the Booth name upon the American stage. He left his legacy to be carried on by his sons Edwin, John Wilkes, and Junius Brutus, Jr.
The National Park Service ~ Ford's Theater
The death of Lincoln meant the South would face horrible Reconstruction policies. Policies that Lincoln was opposed to. If Lincoln had lived perhaps the South would have been welcomed back into the Union, without the harsh penalties Lincoln's political rivals favored.
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