John Tyler Morgan

John Tyler Morgan's legacy in the U.S. Senate is marked by his strident arguments supporting white supremacy and recognition by his peers as a brilliant and eloquent debater on the Senate floor. He's shown here in an 1893 painting by Swiss-American artist Carl Gutherz.

Portrait of Alabama Senator John Tyler Morgan, painted by Carl Gutherz, 1893
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Portrait of Alabama Senator John Tyler Morgan, painted by Carl Gutherz, 1893