A longtime resident of Lowndes County, Mansfield Tyler was a noted religious and educational leader in Alabama's Black Belt. He served one term in the Alabama House of Representatives and was a founder of what is now Selma University.
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A longtime resident of Lowndes County, Mansfield Tyler was a noted religious and educational leader in Alabama's Black Belt. He served one term in the Alabama House of Representatives and was a founder of what is now Selma University.