200 Years of Ulysses S. Grant
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A man for a nation in turmoil
In the Civil War, General Grant saved the Union and helped end slavery. In Reconstruction, President Grant helped rebuild the South and stood up for civil rights. Today, the story of this great and good man can inspire Americans to finish the job that he started to unite America with justice and fair play for all.
Americans long ranked Grant with Washington and Lincoln as one of the nation’s three greatest leaders.
What Contemporaries Said about Grant
A man too broad for prejudice, too humane to despise the humblest, too great to be small at any point. In him the Negro found a protector, the Indian a friend, a vanquished foe a brother, an imperiled nation a savior.
Frederick Douglass
AbolitionistNotwithstanding the fact that he talks so well, it is plain he has more brains than tongue. He is one of the most remarkable men I have ever met. He does not seem to be aware of his powers.
Alexander Stephens
Confederate Vice PresidentReviews of the Best Books on Grant & His Times
A revival of interest in Ulysses S. Grant and the era of Reconstruction has produced many excellent new titles to augment the classics on Grant and his time that remain worth reading.
Quotes by Grant
The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United States will have to be attributed to slavery.
Ulysses S. Grant
Let us not be concerned with what General Lee is going to do to us. Let us be concerned with what we are going to do to General Lee.
Ulysses S. Grant
No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Ulysses S. Grant
Treat the negro as a citizen and a voter, as he is and must remain, and soon parties will be divided, not on the color line, but on principle.
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant Places
Historic sites in Grant’s life, Civil War battlefields and of course, Grant’s Tomb.
Grant News
Exhibit on Grant vs the KKK through 2021
The U.S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis is hosting a temporary exhibit on Grant’s efforts to protect freed people in the South and his success in crushing America’s original domestic terrorists.
Grant 200th Anniversary Activities
The bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth is coming in April 2022. Events are being planned. Meanwhile, campaigners are asking for a Grant coin and stamps, and more funding for historic sites from Grant’s life.
Grant Rises in Presidential Rank from 33 to 20
Grant used to be considered one of the worst presidents. Now he’s ranked as one of the 20 best. That’s progress, but it’s not enough. For saving America both on the battlefield and in the White House, Grant deserves to be in the top 10.