Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Biography

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner was a leading voice in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, providing spiritual guidance, promoting education, and defending civil rights through his preaching, pamphlets, and leadership roles across the nation.

As editor of the Christian Recorder and a prolific writer, he chronicled the struggles of African Americans in the postwar era and encouraged schools, missionary initiatives, and temperance work that helped strengthen congregations and individuals alike.