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Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged! — John Wilkes Booth

Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged!

John Wilkes Booth
1865
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"Thus always to tyrants" in Latin. Shouted immediately before assassinating Abraham Lincoln.

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American Civil War
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1865
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John Wilkes Booth
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Booth, John Wilkes. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 14 Apr. 1865, Ford's Theatre, Washington DC, USA.

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