Black Legislators Elected During Reconstruction

This 1872 lithograph by Currier and Ives depicts African Americans legislators who were elected to the 41st and 42nd Congress during Reconstruction. Representative Benjamin Turner of Alabama is pictured seated second from the left.

Lithograph depicting Black members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during Reconstruction, seated and standing together in formal attire.

Photograph from Library of Congress

Appears In

Civil War in Alabama

Civil War in Alabama

Segregation (Jim Crow)

Segregation (Jim Crow)

State of Alabama

State of Alabama

Reconstruction in Alabama

Reconstruction in Alabama

Congressional Reconstruction in Alabama

Congressional Reconstruction in Alabama

Benjamin S. Turner

Benjamin S. Turner

Lithograph depicting Black members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during Reconstruction, seated and standing together in formal attire.