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.

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 ...

At the time of Ulysses S. Grant's election to ... also passed the Ku Klux Klan Act, which allowed the government to act against terrorist organizations. Grant did not rigorously enforce these ...