Alabama was represented in Congress during this period by three African-American congressmen: Jeremiah Haralson, Benjamin S. Turner, and James T. Rapier.
ˌæləbˈæmə wʌz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd baɪ θɹˈiː ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmˌɛn: dʒˌɛɹəmˈaɪə hˈæɹəlsˌoʊn, bˈɛndʒəmɪn ˈɛs. tˈɜːnɚ, ænd dʒˈeɪmz tˈiː. ɹˈeɪpiɚ.