African American children, Hampton, Virginia. Ca. 1899. NKROO-muh STOO-erd Photography February 9, 2020
African American slave family representing five generations NKROO-muh STOO-erd Photography February 16, 2020
Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894) In Photography by NKROO-muh STOO-erdFebruary 18, 2020 Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894), born a slave, but was educated. After the Civil War he engaged in local politics in Selma, Alabama, and elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870.
