Victor E. Rillieux

Victor E. Rillieux
Born Victor Ernest Rillieux
c. 1842
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died 12, 5, 1898 (aged 56)
Occupation Songwriter, Poet, Playwright, Businessman
Known for Various works

Victor Earnest Rillieux (1842 – 1898) was a blind Creole of color songwriter, poet, playwright, and businessman. He is known for having written more than any other contemporary Louisianan although few of his works remain. He wrote many poems about contemporary civil rights activists, including Ida B. Wells and the ex-Confederate Black civil rights advocate P. G. T. Beauregard.[1]

Life and Family

Rillieux was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a distinguished Creole family that provided many services to its community. One of his cousins was Norbert Rillieux, an inventor who created sugar refining equipment. Rillieux died on December 5th, 1898.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rodolphe Lucien Desdunes (1973). Our People and Our History: Fifty Creole Portraits. Louisiana State University Press. p. 59.
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