Between Washington and Du Bois
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Between Washington and Du Bois by Reginald K Ellis
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.
Resurrects from the annals of history James Edward Shepard, one of the most understudied yet important black college administrators and race leaders of the twentieth centuryEllis recounts how Shepard successfully navigated the halls of power within both black and white circles to fund his institution and in doing so, Ellis challenges the notion that strategies of racial uplift can be neatly delineated as accommodationist or radical."―Crystal R. Sanders, author of A Chance for Change: Head Start and Mississippi’s Black Freedom Struggle
"Provides a deep exploration of black higher education and its uneasy relationship with white politicians in the Jim Crow South. Always the pragmatist, Shepard, sometimes wisely and at other times unwisely, implemented strategies to establish and sustain important educational institutions in a major southern state."―Dennis C. Dickerson, author of African American Preachers and Politics: The Careys of Chicago
"Provides a deep exploration of black higher education and its uneasy relationship with white politicians in the Jim Crow South. Always the pragmatist, Shepard, sometimes wisely and at other times unwisely, implemented strategies to establish and sustain important educational institutions in a major southern state."―Dennis C. Dickerson, author of African American Preachers and Politics: The Careys of Chicago
Reginald K. Ellis is associate professor of history at Florida A&M University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813064918 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813064910 |
| Title | Between Washington and Du Bois |
| Author | Reginald K Ellis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Florida |
| Year published | 2018-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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