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Lincoln favored a gradual Reconstruction of the South, as did Andrew Johnson who succeeded him. But the Congressional version simply punished the South without actually solving the problem of how to bring freed slaves into the existing society. The animosity against the excesses of the Carpetbaggers made integration of blacks and whites even more contentious.

In a metaphysical sense, the death of Lincoln was almost a martyrdom after he preserved the integrity of the country and prepared it for its eventual destiny.

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