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� He actually got ridiculed
by some of his neighbors for being too nice
to his wife's slaves, that he was not
whipping them enough. ‐ I don't know why
a black skin may not cover a true heart
as well as a white one. ‐ In the late 1850s,
Grant obviously was already wrestling
with this slavery issue
by some of his neighbors for being too nice
to his wife's slaves, that he was not
whipping them enough. ‐ I don't know why
a black skin may not cover a true heart
as well as a white one. ‐ In the late 1850s,
Grant obviously was already wrestling
with this slavery issue
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‐ He actually got ridiculed
by some of his neighbors
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for being too nice
to his wife's slaves,
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that he was not
whipping them enough.
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‐ I don't know why
a black skin
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may not cover a true heart
as well as a white one.
00:00:17.998 --> 00:00:20.052
‐ In the late 1850s,
Grant obviously
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was already wrestling
with this slavery issue.
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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.