the mazza liam is a greek revival form. it was erected in honor of his vice presidency of the united states. next to the mazza liam, we will come to the monuments of john tyler morgan. he was born in 1824 in tennessee. in 1855, he moved to selma and married a local selma girl. he voted to secede from the union. he was a strong states rights supporter. he felt the federal government was overstepping its bounds by regulating slavery in alabama and other states. he voted to secede. in 1866 -- two of the most important things he was known for was an expansionist. he was in favor of the united states acquiring hawaii, cuba, and the philippines. he felt the u.s. should be involved in a canal system. the french started the panama canal. they give up on it. he was instrumental in working with theodore roosevelt and was finished. during reconstruction, john tyler morgan was focused on trying to rebuild the state of alabama. he was not in support of rights for african-americans. he was in favor of maintaining jim crow laws in the sou