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There is no definitive evidence that John Wilkes Booth was formally hired to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, acted on his own accord, motivated by his beliefs and desires to avenge the South's defeat in the Civil War. While he did associate with a group of conspirators, their plans evolved organically, and Booth ultimately made the decision to carry out the assassination independently.

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