Historians agree that it is impossible to predict how Reconstruction would have proceeded had Lincoln lived.
hɪstˈoːɹiənz ɐɡɹˈiː ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə pɹɪdˈɪkt hˌaʊ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən wʊdhɐv pɹəsˈiːdᵻd hæd lˈɪŋkən lˈɪvd.