Walter Riptoe
Walter E. Riptoe (March 30, 1838 - ?) was a preacher[1] and state legislator in Texas. A Republican, 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]
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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. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Looking Back: Area middle-school students compete with their knowledge of history". texarkanagazette.com.
Categories:
- Texas state senators
- African-American state legislators in Texas
- 1838 births
- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
- Texas Republicans
- Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama