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Benjamin Sterling Turner (March 17, 1825 – March 21, 1894) was an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama's 1st congressional district in the 42nd United States Congress.
Jul 7, 2023 · Benjamin S. Turner was the first African American Republican representative from Alabama elected to the U.S. Congress (1871-1873). He was a moderate and proponent of reconciliation, education, and civil rights for former slaves and Confederates.
Jun 11, 2020 · Learn about Benjamin Sterling Turner, an African-American who was enslaved for 40 years and then became a leader in Selma, Alabama after the Civil War. He ran for Congress in 1870 and advocated for universal suffrage and amnesty.
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Apr 20, 2007 · Benjamin Sterling Turner, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama during the Reconstruction period, was born on March 17, 1825 in Weldon, North Carolina. He was raised as a slave and as a child received no formal education.
Feb 11, 2020 · Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825-1894) was the first African-American elected to represent Alabama in the United States Congress. Elected March 4th, 1870, he served in the 42nd Congress from 1871-1873. Turner was born into slavery on March 17, 1825 in Weldon, North Carolina.
Born into slavery near Weldon, North Carolina, congressman and merchant Benjamin S. Turner was taken by his owner, a widow, to Alabama when he was five. Allegedly taught by his owner's children to read, Turner was sold when he was twenty. His new master permitted him to hire his own time.
