James E. Shepard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James E. Shepard

President of North Carolina Central University

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1875

Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1947

Profession: pharmacist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Edward Shepard (November 3, 1875 – October 6, 1947) was an American pharmacist, civil servant and educator, the founder of what became the North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.
He first established it as a private school for religious training in 1910 but adapted it as a school for teachers.
He had a network of private supporters, including northern white philanthropists such as Olivia Slocum Sage of New York. He served as the school's 1st president for nearly 40 years.
By 1923, he secured state funding for it as a normal school, to continue the training of black teachers.
After programs and classes were added to create a four-year curriculum, in 1925 it was renamed North Carolina College for Negroes, becoming the first liberal arts college in the nation for black students to be state-funded.