I think part of it is wrapped up in Grant having come around to an unflinching opposition to white supremacy. At least that was my take away from Ron White's re

I think part of it is wrapped up in Grant having come around to an unflinching opposition to white supremacy. At least that was my take away from Ron White's recent "American Ulysses ". The degree to which the Grant was able to move forward on a semblance of emancipation, to have it unwound within a decade of his departing office, not to be realized until a century ranks as one of the great human rights tragedies. He was not without his ineptitides ( be careful putting your friends in cabinet positions), but can't accept that the diminution of his standing was not largely due to racialist backlash.