President Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 which guaranteed all citizens, regardless of color, access to public accommodations. This was meant to be the legacy of President Ulysses S.

White President Ulysses S. Grant placed a high priority on the welfare ... of the citizens of our country, without regard to color,” he told them, “and I shall endeavor to do in the future ...

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

Perhaps no state did more to advance and propel the career of Ulysses S. Grant than Mississippi. Thus, it stands to reason that his memoirs are housed at Mississippi State – one of only six ...