Henry McNeal Turner was the first bishop of The African Methodist Episcopal Church. He also fought with the United States Colored Troops in the civil war. After the war, for a time, he served on the Freedman's Bureau. But soon after that Turner realized that the Freedman's Bureau was not accomplishing everything it promised to do, there was still white hatred for blacks and still many laws in place to harm of hinder black advancement. Because of this, Turner began to support black migration back to Africa. His movement grew greatly after WWI.
Henry McNeal Turner
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