during the war, when he would fight in the battle, he left the benjamin sterling turner to run the hotelfor the first school for african-american children in selma, and served a short term on the selma city council. he got off of the council to believerefused public servants should accept money for the servants -- service. while he was there in washington, his main causes were amnesty for the confederates and secure aid for the devastated south. he was very much supported by the people here in selma because he was one of those people that rose above race and above political parties in order to work for the good of the country and community. his grave is marked with the flag of the confederacy because of his efforts in trying to secure aid for the devastated south and amnesty for the confederates who fought in the war. we are now at the grave of patty wilkins. she was born in 1875 to a selma at ay, and was educated boys school in selma. her father realized her intellectual abilities and put her into a school for boys, in which the teacher said she was the smartest student in the class, fo