we are now standing at the grave of benjamin's early turner -- benjamin serling turner. in 1830, he was brought as a slave with his owner which was the winner. she recognized his intellectual abilities and educated him alongside her children. -- alongside her white children. he put him in as the manager of the hotel. onalso operated a business water avenue and had several other small businesses. during the war, whenever he went off to fight in the battle, he left mr. turner in charge of the hotel. theas also the founder of first school for african-american children in the and of soma and -- selma serve a short term on the city council but got off because he refused to be paid. he did not believe that public servants should accept the money for their service. in 1870, he was elected to the u.s. house of representatives. while he was there in washington, his main causes were amnesty for the confederates of that fought in the war and also to secure aid to help the devastated cell. he was very much supported by the people here in the city of selma, because he was one of thos