{"product_id":"selected-writings-and-speeches-of-james-e-shepard-1896-1946-founder-of-north-carolina-central-university-9781611475449","title":"Selected Writings and Speeches of James E.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Edward Shepard was an African-American leader between 1900 and 1947. He was, however, more than a race leader. Shepard was a minister, politician, pharmacist, entrepreneur, world traveler, civil servant, businessman, one of the founders of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (the world's largest African-American Life Insurance Company), president of the International Denominational Sunday School Convention, one of the founders of Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durham, President of the North Carolina Teachers Association, and a visionary. Dr. Shepard was active in several social and fraternal organizations. He was Grand Mast of The Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina, Grand Patron of the Eastern Star of North Carolina, and Secretary of Finances for the Knights of Pythia. He was on the Board of Trustees of Lincoln Hospital of Durham, the Oxford (NC) Colored Orphanage, member of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Agricultural Society, and Field Superintendent of Work Among Negros for the International Sunday School Association. He was also an educator, historian, and scholar. He was founder and president of North Carolina Central University, the first State-supported liberal arts college for African Americans in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLenwood G. Davis and Janie Miller's Selected Writings and Speeches of James E. Shepard, 1896-1946: Founder of North Carolina Central University offers and insightful view of Shepard's approach to racial uplift. . . .[T]his book provides an excellent source of primary documents, including newspapers articles, speeches, and correspondence, from an African American leader during the Jim Crow era. It is well researched and ably edited. After a careful read, researches of North Carolina history and black leaders of the early twentieth century will gain a better understanding and appreciation of the complex decisions made by Shepard and southern black leaders. This text is recommended for anyone who is considering research on a southern black leader during the Jim Crow era. * Journal of Southern History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction I.\tLITERATURE Commentary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 1.\tIntroduction to book\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 2.\tNegro Contributions to the Literature of the World II.\tFREEDOM Commentary 1.\tLiberty, Not Lawlessness III.\tBUSINESS Commentary 1.\tThe Negro as a Real Estate Dealer IV.\tTHE SOUTH Commentary 1.\tThe Possibilities and Opportunities of the Negro in the South 2.\tThe Challenge of the South 3.\tIs The North or the South Fairer to the Negro? (The South) V.\tRACE RELATIONS Commentary 1.\tMessage to the Negro Race 2.\tAmerica and the Race Problem 3.\tRacial Relationships in North Carolina VI.\tRELIGION Commentary 1.\tWork Among the Negroes\t 2.\tWork Among the Negroes in America 3.\tReligious Education among the Negroes 4.\tReligious Training, the Hope of the Negro Race VII.\tEDUCATION Commentary 1.\tThe True Solution 2\tAn Appeal Supported By Facts and Reason 3.\tAre the People of North Carolina Willing to Approve this Request? 4.\tA Message from Our President 5.\tNegro Education 6.\tEducation in a Democracy VIII.\tPOLITICS Commentary 1.\tColored Men (Should) Vote For Taft IX.\tFOREIGN TRAVEL Commentary 1.\tForeign Travels 2.\tCuba and Her People X.\tNORTH CAROLINA Commentary 1.\tThe Spirit of North Carolina 2\tInter Racial Progresses in North Carolina XI.\tDISCRIMINATION Commentary 1.Racial Discrimination 2.Discrimination Against Negroes XII.\tDEMOCRACY Commentary 1.\tDemocracy and Education 2.\tPlea for Democracy 3.\tOur Tasks 4\tThese Eighty Years\t XIII.\tWORLD WAR TWO Commentary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 1.\tLetter To President Franklin D. Roosevelt 2.\tLet’s Win the War 3. Our Mutual Tasks NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t INDEX","brand":"Fairleigh Dickinson University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041687437655,"sku":"9781611475449","price":73.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781611475449.jpg?v=1750951305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selected-writings-and-speeches-of-james-e-shepard-1896-1946-founder-of-north-carolina-central-university-9781611475449","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}