Ulysses S. Grant - Warrior President
by Adriana Bosch, Elizabeth Deane
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Actor: Alex Ingram, Harry Bulkeley, John Jacques, Julia Dent, Liev SchreiberDirector: Adriana Bosch, Elizabeth Deane
Cinematographer: Boyd Estus
Cinematographer: Buddy Squires
Cinematographer: Terry Hopkins
Editor: Bill Lattanzi
Editor: Jon Neuburger
Producer: David Condon
Producer: Kathy White
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 220 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pbs Home Video
Movie Reviews of Ulysses S. Grant - Warrior President
Movie Review: The Grant You Never Knew
Summary: 5 Stars
After watching numerous DVDs about the Civil War, I became intrigued about Hiram Ulysses Grant. This DVD filled in a lot of gaps and I learned some interesting things about him. In 1821, the American Colonization Society was formed to return blacks to Africa (thus the colony of Liberia). Lincoln gave this concept consideration. What I learned in the DVD was that in his presidency, Grant pushed for the annexation of Hispaniola, not to relocate blacks (and get rid of them), but to give them the option to leave, thus impressing upon white southerners the importance of black people in their labor force and encouraging them to pay better wages and treat their employees better so that they wouldn't relocate to the Caribbean instead. He tried, unsuccessfully, twice to push this through. His efforts to ensure that black Americans were treated fairly (prosecuting KKK members in South Carolina) caused him a lot of grief and contributed to his failed presidency.
His name doesn't ever pop up in discussions of great presidents, and he doesn't seem to be appreciated as an American very much either, or not as much as I think he should.
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