Between Washington and Du Bois

The Racial Politics of James Edward Shepard

Reginald K. Ellis

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9780813064918
  9780813056609
• eBook ISBN:
  9780813063683
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: History

Southern Conference on African American Studies Inc. C. Calvin Smith Book Award Between Washington and Du Bois 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. Arguing that black college presidents of the early twentieth century were not only academic pioneers but also race leaders, Reginald Ellis shows how Shepard played a vital role in the creation of a black professional class during the Jim Crow era.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Emergence of a Black Leader during the Age of Jim Crow and Black Racial Uplift in North Carolina
• 2. “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
• 3. Creating an Intellectual Partnership While Easing the White Man’s Burden: James E. Shepard Advancing the Race through His Intellectual Partnerships
• 4. Behind Enemy Lines with No Beachhead: James E. Shepard’s Relationship with the NAACP during the Jim Crow Era
• 5. Are You For Me or Against Me? The Political Life of James E. Shepard
• 6. “Don’t Crash the Gate but Stand on Your Own Feet!”: Shepard and His Legacy
• Epilogue: A Legacy Continued
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index