And that ship to unite have sailed , outrage became a fund raising mechanism but honestly what else can they possibly do ? Fixed the failed reconstruction ? Ya all cannot be serious lol m.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCj...

the failure of leadership after Lincoln ensured that the war’s social and moral lessons were distorted into regional pride rather than national progress.

Instead of the Great Emancipator finishing Reconstruction properly, we got Andrew Johnson - a Southern sympathizer who basically handed the South back to the same people who started the war. And yeah, that's when the "Lost Cause" mythology really took root.

Essentially, Lincoln’s death wasn’t just the loss of a leader—it was the point where America’s fractured identities began to fossilize, creating a long shadow that reached well into the 20th century.

After Lincoln's death , the sad history of confederacy became a heritage , an identity becos of kinfolks who fought for Johnny Reb and the other side the yankees... identity politics myths , legends create were rifed .. which brought US to JFK, another freakin chance to reset wasted

Had Lincoln lived, a successful Reconstruction might have forged a racially equal and united America, whereas the actual failure entrenched segregation and systemic inequality.