american

Ulysses S. Grant

American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who created the Justice Department and worked with the Radical Republicans to protect African Americans during Reconstruction

Ken Forkish

American chef and author who owned Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Artisan Pizza

Ernest J. Gaines

American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese