Congressman Benjamin Turner, the first Black representative from Alabama, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 1871 to March 1873...
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James Thomas Rapier
Congressman James Rapier was one of three Black representatives to Congress from Alabama during Reconstruction. He served for one term, from 1873 to...
Jeremiah Haralson
Congressman Jeremiah Haralson, enslaved until 1865, was one of three Black Americans from Alabama who served in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Earl Frederick Hilliard
Congressman Earl Hilliard represented Alabama's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (103rd-107th...
Artur Davis
Congressman Artur Davis represented Alabama's 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2011 (108th-111th Congresses). Before Congress, Davis...
Terri Sewell
Congresswoman Terri Sewell has represented the 7th District of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 3, 2011 (112th...
Shomari Figures
Congressman Shomari Figures has represented the 2nd Congressional District of Alabama in the U.S. House of Representative since 2025 (119th...