Mansfield Tyler
Mansfield Tyler (1826–1904) was a religious and political leader in Alabama. He helped found schools and churches and served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1870.
Early life
[edit]Mansfield was enslaved when young. His first wife Phyllis and he had six children before she died. As a Baptist, he led an African American congregation in Lowndesboro, Alabama. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1870 and served one term in office.[1] He chaired Selma University's board of trustees which later bestowed an honorary degree on him.[2]
Legacy
[edit]In 2018 he was inducted into the Alabama Men's Hall of Fame.[3] The Lowndesboro School, which he helped establish, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.[4] It is now a museum and technology center.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Tyler, Mansfield".
- ↑ "Alabama Men's Hall of Fame, Mansfield Tyler". www.samford.edu.
- ↑ Greg Garrison (September 5, 2018). "Alabama Men's Hall of Fame inducts former slave turned preacher". AL.com.
- ↑ "Lowndesboro Schoolhouse (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ↑ "The Lowndesboro School Museum and Regional Technology Center (Lowndesboro County, Alabama) (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.