Bryant Washington Thorpe was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1885.[1] He was African American.
Thorpe and other African American legislators lodged with Dr. W. H. Moore in Raleigh.[2] He represented Edgecombe County.[2]
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- ^ Crow, Jeffrey J.; Escott, Paul D.; Hatley, Flora J. (November 8, 2002). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History. ISBN 9780865263017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Justesen, Benjamin R. (July 2, 2012). George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807144770 – via Google Books.