Between Washington and Du Bois : the racial politics of James Edward Shepard / Reginald K. Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, Reginald K. author.
Format Book
PublicationGainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxi, 146 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Shepard, James E.
North Carolina Central University--History.
National Religious Training School and Chautauqua (Durham, N.C.)--History.
African American educators--Biography.
African Americans--Social conditions. --20th century.
African Americans--Education (Higher). --North Carolina.
African Americans--Southern States.

Contents Introduction -- The emergence of a black leader during the age of Jim Crow and black racial uplift in North Carolina -- Change the man and the environments will be changed by man?: The creation of the National Religious Training Institution and Chautauqua for the Negro Race -- Creating an intellectual partnership while easing the white man's burden: James E. Shepard advancing the race through is intellectual partnerships -- Behind enemy lines with no beach head: James E. Shepard's relationship with the NAACP during the Jim Crow Era -- Are you for me or against me? The political life of James E. Shepard -- Don't crash the gate but stand on your own feet! Shepard and his legacy -- Epilogue: a legacy continued.
Abstract James E. Shepard of North Carolina, like Booker T. Washington in Alabama, was one of the most influential African Americans in his state. This study is more than a biography of an influential African American, but an analytical study of a black leader during the age of Jim Crow in the South.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 131-137) and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2017030384
ISBN9780813056609 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0813056608 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN9780813064918 paperback
ISBN0813064910

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Joyner NC Stacks E185.86 .E4364 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold