John Wilkes Booth Bobblehead Dolls Pulled From Springfield Lincoln Museum (VIDEO)

John Wilkes Booth Bobbleheads Pulled From Lincoln Museum

Springfield, Ill.'s Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library this week pulled controversial John Wilkes Booth bobblehead dolls from their gift shop shelves following a similar decision made by the Gettysburg National Military Park's visitor center bookstore.

Booth, of course, was a slavery supporter who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington in April 1865.

The State Journal-Register's Abraham Lincoln Observer blog reports that the dolls were pulled from the shelves by the museum shop's close on Tuesday.

The doll, which retailed for $24.99, was a "modest seller" if not a "best seller" and was the shop's only non-book Booth-related product, Blanchette told the Chicago Sun-Times.

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