Pete Rydolph
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| Born | April 19, 1888 |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
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Pete Rydolph (April 19, 1888–1980) was an American rancher, oilman, and kidnapping victim.[1] He was the first Black millionaire in |Victoria County, Texas.[2] Rydolph gained national press when he was kidnapped in May 1954 as part of an attempted extortion, in which he was forced to pose nude in photos with three white women and he was blackmailed for US $30,000.[2][3][4]
Rydolph was African American and involved in the NAACP.[2]
References
- ↑ Federal Register. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. August 1979. p. 51314.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Some black history facts". The Victoria Advocate. January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ↑ "Kidnapped Millionaire Forced". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 6 (4): 18. 1954-06-03. ISSN 0021-5996.
- ↑ "Pete Rydolph Kidnapping". The Victoria Advocate. 1954-05-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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