Walter Riptoe
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Walter Riptoe | |||
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| Born | March 30, 1838 Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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Walter E. Riptoe (March 30, 1838 - ?) was a preacher[1] and state legislator in Texas. He served two terms in the Texas Senate during the Fifteenth Texas Legislature and Sixteenth Texas Legislature from 1876 to 1881.[2] The Texas State Preservation Board has a photograph of him.[3]
Ge was born in Montgomery, Alabama.[4]
Texas Middle School students did a history project on him in 2018 and described him as a carpenter and teacher as well as a civil rights advocate.[5]
References
- ↑ "Riptoe". afrotexan.com.
- ↑ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
- ↑ "Photos". lrl.texas.gov.
- ↑ Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). "Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898". Texas A&M University Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Looking Back: Area middle-school students compete with their knowledge of history". texarkanagazette.com.
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