Reverend William Henry Sheppard (1865 – 1927) was one of the earliest African-Americans to become a missionary for the Presbyterian Church. He spent 20 years in Africa, primarily in and around the Congo Free State, and is best known for his efforts in publicizing the atrocities committed against the Kuba and other Congolese peoples by the Belgians.
Further reading
- Beitelman, T.J., "Changing the Heart of Darkness: Sheppard and Lapsley in the Congo" in Alabama Heritage, Winter 2002, Issue 63, pp. 38-?
- Cureau, Harold G., "William H. Sheppard: Missionary to the Congo, and Collector of African Art" in The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 67, No. 4 (Winter, 1982), pp. 340-352
- Kennedy, Pagan, Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo, Viking Adult, 2002, ISBN 0670030368
- Phipps, William E., William Sheppard: Congo's African-American Livingstone, Geneva Press, 2002, ISBN 0664502032
External links
- "Black Livingstone", by D.L. Parsell, National Geographic News, March 1, 2002
- "A 'Black-White' Missionary on the Imperial Stage: William H. Sheppard and Middle-Class Black Manhood" by John G. Turner, The Journal of Southern Religion Vol IX, 2006
- "Jewel of the Kingdom: William Sheppard" by by Marilyn Lewis, Mission Frontiers magazine, unknown date (hosted by urbana.org)
- A review of two biographies of Sheppard, from the North Star, a journal of African-American religious history.
- Personal Observations of Congo Misgovernment, the account of Rev. William M. Morrison, Sheppard's second partner.
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