Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's pending promotion sheds new light on his overlooked fight for equal rights after the Civil War
- Written by Anne Marshall, Associate Professor of History, Mississippi State University
General Grant stands in front of his campaign tent at his headquarters in Virginia in 1865.Bettmann/Getty ImagesTucked away in an amendment to the FY2023 U.S. defense authorization bill is a rare instance of congressional bipartisanship and a tribute to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
If approved, the measure would posthumously promote Grant to...