Bøger af Reginald K. Ellis

Describes the life and work of James Edward Shepard, the founder and president of the first state-supported black liberal arts college in the American South. Reginald Ellis shows how Shepard played a vital role in the creation of a black professional class during the Jim Crow era.

Describes the life and work of James Edward Shepard, the founder and president of the first state-supported black liberal arts college in the South - what is today known as North Carolina Central University. Reginald Ellis shows how Shepard played a vital role in the creation of a black professional class during the Jim Crow era.