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Benjamin Morgan Palmer

Benjamin Morgan Palmer (January 25, 1818 – May 28, 1902)[1] was a Presbyterian minister and theologian in the United States.[2] He served as first Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in 1861.[3]

Life[edit]

Palmer was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1818 and became a minister in the Southern Presbyterian church. He served in Georgia (1841–42), South Carolina (1843-55) and New Orleans (1856-1902). He received his Doctor of Divinity degree in 1852.[4]

The PCUS was formed by secession from the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1861 as a result of the American Civil War. Dr Palmer was appointed Moderator of its first General Assembly in 1861.

He advocated heavily for the secession of Louisiana from the United States to join the Confederacy, with his notorious "Thanksgiving Sermon" serving as a major catalyst for the Confederate movement.[2][5]

He died in 1902 after an accident in New Orleans.

Legacy[edit]

Palmer Park in New Orleans was named after him during Jim Crow, but due to his racist background was renamed after Ellis Marsalis Jr. on July 1, 2021.[5]

Publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clarke, Erskine. "Palmer, Benjamin Morgan". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  • ^ a b Weldon, Nick (2019-11-22). "On Thanksgiving 1860, a New Orleans pastor's sermon defending slavery rallied the secessionist movement". The Historic New Orleans Collection. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  • ^ "Benjamin Morgan Palmer sermon, 1848". Legacy Library. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  • ^ "B. M. Palmer". Banner of Truth. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  • ^ a b Adelson, Jeff (2021-06-30). "These 3 New Orleans parks will soon have new names; plus, a street name will honor Fats Domino". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

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