Rise of the Robber Barons

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14 April 1865: The assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln by actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, Washington DC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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President Johnson

The 17th President of the United States, Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875). Johnson served as vice-president to Abraham Lincoln and became Preisdent upon his assassination. Original Publication: People Disc - HU0085 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Slave sale

circa 1850: Slaves being transported south from Richmond, Virginia, after the sale. Original Artist: By Eyre Crowe (1824-1910) (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

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Rutherford B. Hayes

circa 1880: Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822 - 1893), 19th President of the United States of America (1877 - 1881). A Republican he was born in Ohio. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Former slaves celebrate Emancipation Day

Former slaves celebrate Emancipation Day in Charleston, South Carolina, a year after the end of the American Civil War, 1st August 1866. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Lincoln's murder

14 April 1865: The assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln by actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, Washington DC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)