Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It was a shot heard round the world — the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. But it was in the weeks and months that followed Lincoln’s murder that America descended into darkness — when angry citizens seethed and lawmakers considered abandoning civil liberties and Constitutional rights. We talk with a local historian about the dark days that followed the assassination, and how they shaped the country that survived.
Guests
- Anthony Pitch Author, "The Have Killed Pappa Dead!: The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance" (Steerforth)
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