Richard Griggs (died 1883) was a state legislator and author in Mississippi.[1] He also served as a court clerk.[2]

He was born in Tennessee[3] and enslaved, having had more than a dozen owners including Nathan B. Forrest. He served as Mississippi’s commissioner of immigration and agriculture.[4][5]

He authored Guide to Mississippi.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Griggs – Against All Odds".
  2. ↑ "Vicksburg Evening Post, July 4, 1883 – Against All Odds".
  3. ↑ Foner, Eric; Foner, Professor of History Eric (June 7, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507406-2 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Boritt, Gabor S.; Hancock, Scott (June 14, 2007). "Slavery, Resistance, Freedom". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Foner, Eric (June 26, 2013). Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0307834584 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (June 7, 1911). "Annual Report of the Director of the Department of Archives and History of the State of Mississippi from ..." The Department – via Google Books.
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