From Enslaver to Civil RIghts Advocate: Political Evolution of Ulysses S. Grant - Virtual

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Thursday December 3

7:00 PM  –  8:30 PM

Online registration for this program closes at 5:00pm the day before. 

Virtual program - Zoom link will be emailed prior to event.

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Speaker: Nick Sacco, NPS

Ulysses S. Grant was a slaveholding farmer who voted Democrat James Buchanan for the presidency in 1856. Twelve years later, Grant himself was elected to the presidency as a Republican committed to securing the right to vote for African Americans. How did the Civil War shape Grant's views towards race and slavery? Why did he come to believe the Republican Party was the only party that could successfully promote sectional reconciliation during the Reconstruction Era? Park Ranger Nick Sacco will examine Ulysses S. Grant's political evolution and provide additional resources for teachers who want to teach their students about Grant and the Civil War era.

Nick Sacco is a Park Ranger with the National Park Service at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also the site's Education Coordinator and has designed numerous museum programs, multimedia videos, and distance learning programs for the K-12 classroom. He holds a Master's Degree in History from IUPUI and has previously taught in both Middle and High School settings. In September 2019, Nick had an article about Ulysses S. Grant's relationship with slavery that was published by The Journal of the Civil War Era. 

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