MSU credits to roll on 'Grant'

STARKVILLE, Miss. - When the credits roll after the May 25 premiere of History Channel’s “Grant” miniseries, two members of the Mississippi State University Libraries staff will be among the names who made the TV drama possible. Eddie Rangel and Ryan Semmes in MSU’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library provided support for the 3-episode program, which airs at 8 p.m., and based on Ron Chernow’s best seller “Grant” that depicts the life of the nation’s 18th president and Civil War general. Rangel works for the Ulysses S. Grant Association, housed at MSU, as an archival assistant. Semmes is a coordinator for the university’s Congressional and Political Research Center. Chernow spent time researching his book at the Grant Presidential Library at MSU. Chernow is an executive producer on the TV drama along with Leonardo DiCaprio. MSU is one of six American universities to house a presidential library. The Grant Presidential Library is available at www.usgrantlibrary.org. (Source: MSU 05/22/20)