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Ulysses S. Grant

Promise Tracker groups this presidency term's records by status. The default view prioritizes promises with direct or meaningful downstream Black-community impact while keeping repeated administrations distinct.

Republican Party1869-1877 termMar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 18773 shown

This page covers the 1869-1877 term for Ulysses S. Grant.

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Grant backed and used federal enforcement powers against Ku Klux Klan violence, helping produce a clear period of federal protection for Black voting rights even though later retrenchment reversed much of that progress.

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Promise date: Mar 23, 1871Latest action: Oct 17, 1871

Civil Rights / Reconstruction / Anti-Discrimination

Sign the Civil Rights Act of 1875
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Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, extending federal civil-rights protection into public accommodations even though later judicial decisions weakened its practical reach.

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Promise date: Mar 1, 1875Latest action: Mar 1, 1875

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Grant is tracked as failed because the administration's broader commitment to protect Black citizenship and voting rights could no longer be enforced with the same force after Cruikshank narrowed federal authority, leaving Black communities more vulnerable to organized violence and intimidation.

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Promise date: Mar 27, 1876Latest action: Dec 5, 1876

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