The assassination of Lincoln was planned and carried out by the well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, vehement in his denunciation of Lincoln, and a strong opponent of the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Pembunuhan Lincoln direncanakan dan dilakukan oleh aktor panggung terkenal John Wilkes Booth, seorang simpatisan Konfederasi, pencela garis keras Lincoln, dan penentang lantang dari pembubaran perbudakan di Amerika Serikat.