The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft, and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party. By Michael D. Bowen. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2011. 254 pp.

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 674-675
Author(s):  
Edward O. Frantz
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
Modern Conservatism

Are You For Me or Against Me?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald K. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
African American ◽  
Republican Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
The State ◽  
College President ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
White Southerners ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Chapel Hill

This chapter discusses Shepard’s role as chair of the Negro Republican Party in the state of North Carolina. Such a position for an African American college president during this time could have easily been the death blow to either his career or his school. However, for Shepard this move appeared to create more allies from within both the black and white communities. While serving as chair of the Negro Republican Party, Shepard maintained alliances and friendships with liberal white southerners who were now turning to the Democratic Party for leadership. This phenomenon is best illustrated in his relationship with Frank Porter Graham (president of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Democratic Senator from North Carolina).

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