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Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant complicated 200 years after birth

Visitors look at exhibits at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library in Starkville, Miss., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War general and two-term president, and his legacy isn't getting any less complicated. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) Anne Marshall, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and the Ulysses S. Grant Association, discusses the legacy of the Union general and two-term president on at the library in Starkville, Miss., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) Visitors leave the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A informational plaque is displayed outside the perimeter of the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Visitors ascend the main stairs of the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) A visitor takes a selfie outside the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Visitors climb the front stairs of the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) The tomb of president Ulysses S. Grant rests in the center of the rotunda of the General Grant National Memorial, Friday, April 22, 2022, in the Manhattan borough of New York. This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War hero and two-term president. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)