Curtis Graves

Curtis Graves
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 23-6
In office
January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973
Personal details
Born(1938-08-26)August 26, 1938
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2023(2023-07-26) (aged 84)
Tucker, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Kay Bryant
Joanne Graves (divorced)
Children3, including Gizelle Bryant
Alma materTexas Southern University (B.A.)
Princeton University(M.S.)

Curtis M. Graves (August 26, 1938 – July 26, 2023) was an American civil rights activist and politician in the state of Texas. He was one of the first African Americans to serve in the Texas House of Representatives since the Reconstruction.