The conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln being prepared for execution, Washington DC, USA, 1865
The conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln being prepared for execution, Washington DC, USA, 1865
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Man they sure dont treat conspirators like they used to. Especially ones who destabilize government.
82 1 ReplyNot the death penalty's biggest fan, but I'll admit to a little bit of nostalgia on that particular point.
45 1 ReplyIt gets tricky there doesn't it?
I am against the death penalty.
This person commited treason against a just government.
I agree with your reply, it still leaves me conflicted though.
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We should have done that to the Jan 6th conspirators.
31 3 Reply100% They are traitors.
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27 0 ReplyI stared at this photo for far too long.
18 1 ReplyWhat's up with the umbrella?
12 0 ReplyIt was a style for women at the time to carry an umbrella for shade.
12 0 ReplySure, but is it a woman waiting to be executed, that wanted to keep up appearances?
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Where can one piss on their graves?
16 4 ReplyOther than Jefferson Davis, who was let off scott-free.
And that's before we get into Johnson's "I'm the new Confederate President" behavior immediately after the assassination.
11 0 ReplyAccording to the film Mary's crime was that the conspirators used her boarding home to meet and create the plan without her knowledge. They hanged her as a conspirator with the others. Don't know how accurate the film was, but seems like she was hung just to help satisfy the nations need of a scape goat
8 1 ReplyWhich film? The DDL Lincoln?
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Why are there four soldiers on the bottom each holding a 2x6?
5 0 ReplyThey're going to pull them out, which are holding up the trapdoor
7 0 ReplyThat link PugJesus included in a comment says the soldier on the left admitted he had just thrown up from heat and tension.
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