William Henry Sheppard
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Aug 27, 2026
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Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
These are from the writings of a Black American missionary named William Henry Sheppard, one of the many missionaries welcomed by King Leopold to Congo Free State.
Ramona AustinGUEST
Dr. William Henry Sheppard was born free in Virginia in 1865.
Ramona AustinGUEST
His mother was a free woman of mixed race.
Ramona AustinGUEST
His father was a barber.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
This is Ramona Austin.
Ramona AustinGUEST
I was the first full-time African curator at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Dallas Museum of Art.
Ramtin ArabloueiHOST
She's an art historian who wrote about William Henry Sheppard in an article called An Extraordinary Generation.