Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant (mar 4, 1869 – mar 4, 1877)
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In the first election following the Civil War, Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated DemocratHoratio Seymour. Grant's election was aided by winning the votes of over 500,000 newly freed black men.
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mar 4, 1869
mar 4, 1877
~ 8 years