James Milton Turner

(1839 - 1915)

Born in slavery in St. Louis County, Mo.

Freed 1843

Founder, Elias Buckner African-American School in Boonville 1869

Established 32 Missouri schools for African-Americans in 1870

Secured state funding for Lincoln Institute (later Lincoln University)

Secretary, Missouri Equal Rights League

U.S. Minister and Counsel ...