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- Biographical Entry in BlackPast.org
James Edward Shepard, James Edward (1875-1947) was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina along with eleven other siblings. His father was Reverend Augustus Shepard and his mother was Harriet E. Shepard. Shepard received his education through the North Carolina public school system. He worked as a pharmacist for a short time after graduating from Shaw University in 1894 after receiving his Ph.G. (Graduate Pharmacist) degree. James Shepard married Annie Robison in 1895 and the couple had two children. In 1898 Shepard along with John Merrick established North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company in Durham. Eventually Shepard founded Farmers and Mechanics Bank in Durham as well.
- Biographical entry in NCpedia
James Edward Shepard, college president, was the oldest of twelve children born in Raleigh to the Reverend Augustus and Hattie Whitted Shepard. He attended the public schools of Raleigh before entering Shaw University, where he received a degree in pharmacy in 1894. After working for one year in Danville, Va., Shepard opened a pharmacy in Durham. In 1898 he moved to Washington, D.C., and became comparer of deeds in the recorder's office. He returned to Raleigh to work from 1899 to 1905 as deputy collector of internal revenue for the federal government. From 1905 to 1909 he was a field superintendent of the International Sunday School Board for work among Negroes.
- James E. Shepard collected papers
- James E. Shepard Memorial Library home page
- James E. Shepard Middle School
- James E. Shepard Scholarship
- Selected Writings and Speeches of James E. Shepard, 1896–1946
Lenwood G. Davis, University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, November 2012 James Edward Shepard was an African-American leader between 1900 and 1947. He was, however, more than a race leader. Shepard was a minister, politician, pharmacist, entrepreneur, world traveler, civil servant, businessman, one of the founders of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (the world's largest African-American Life Insurance Company), president of the International Denominational Sunday School Convention, one of the founders of Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durham, President of the North Carolina Teachers Association, and a visionary.
- The Words of Dr. James E. Shepard (35 sec)
In February 1946, Dr. Shepard gave a statewide radio address titled "Our Mutual Tasks." This is a short snippet from his speech. See https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nccueagles/rare-1946-recording-of-nccu-s-founder-dr-james-e-s-t1659.html for information about its origins.