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‐ Grant wins the 1868 election in an electoralcollege landslide, but his presidencywould...

Grant • S01E03 • 2020

[cheers and applause] ‐ Grant wins the 1868 election in an electoral
college landslide, but his presidency
would be the presidency that had the responsibility
of securing political rights for African‐Americans. He had an enormous
responsibility and an incredibly
difficult one, because there were
so many people, both in the South
and in the North, who were opposed
to those ideas

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[cheers and applause]

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‐ Grant wins the 1868 election

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in an electoral college landslide,

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but his presidency would be the presidency

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that had the responsibility of securing political rights

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for African‐Americans.

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He had an enormous responsibility

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and an incredibly difficult one,

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because there were so many people,

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both in the South and in the North,

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who were opposed to those ideas.

Duration

25 seconds

Views

38

Timestamp in Movie

00:55:12

Uploaded

May 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

3

Genres

documentary, biography, history

Production

RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.