Which president, serving from 1869 to 1877, was a former Union general who accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox and later fought for civil rights during Reconstruction?

• A William Tecumseh Sherman
• B Philip Sheridan
• C George Meade
• D Ulysses S. Grant ✓

Grant's presidency saw the passage of the 15th Amendment, the creation of the Department of Justice, and aggressive enforcement of civil rights laws, though his administration was marred by corruption scandals.