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Between Washington and Du Bois

by Reginald K. Ellis

African americans, social conditionsAfrican americans, educationAfrican americans, southern statesHistoryAfrican American educatorsBiographyAfrican AmericansSocial conditions

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.

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Book data: Open Library