A fairy tale, retold endlessly, is a fairy tale.
You've seen this before:
"Lincoln's address on April 11 triggered Booth's shift from thought to action. In the crowd outside the White House that evening, he heard the President recommend suffrage for blacks who were educated or had served in the Union armies. "That means nigger citizenship," the actor muttered, and he vowed, "That is the last speech he will ever make." He urged Paine to shoot the President on the spot. When Paine refused, Booth turned in disgust to his other companion, David Herold, and exclaimed, "By God, I'll put him through."
-- "Lincoln" p. 588, by David Donald
Booth steeled himself to shoot Lincoln because Lincoln proposed voting rights for blacks. This is well supported in the record.
Walt
You've seen this before:
"Lincoln's address on April 11 triggered Booth's shift from thought to action. In the crowd outside the White House that evening, he heard the President recommend suffrage for blacks who were educated or had served in the Union armies. "That means nigger citizenship," the actor muttered, and he vowed, "That is the last speech he will ever make." He urged Paine to shoot the President on the spot. When Paine refused, Booth turned in disgust to his other companion, David Herold, and exclaimed, "By God, I'll put him through."
-- "Lincoln" p. 588, by David Donald
Booth steeled himself to shoot Lincoln because Lincoln proposed voting rights for blacks. This is well supported in the record.
Of course I have seen that fairy tale, Walt. You claim it is well documented. Now we shall see about that.
Please provide Donald's footnote source for who supposedly was told this fairy tale by one of the parties allegedly present.
If Donald provided no source, please provide a citation to a source who claims to have heard this fairy tale from one of the parties allegedly present.
Please provide a citation to any source who claims to have heard this faily tale from one of the parties allegedly present who claims that Davy Herold was there.
Please provide the true identify of Lewis Thornton Powell, aka Lewis Payne, aka Lewis Paine.
You say this "is well-supported in the record." Show me.
That 'steeling' required a considerable amount of brandy, if stories be true.