Julius L. Chambers
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Julius LeVonne Chambers was an American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator.
Chambers in 2007
North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, i
Julius L. Chambers
…racial discrimination. After graduating from high school in 1954 (the same month as the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling), he enrolled at North Carolina Central University. He was the president of the student body at NCCU and graduated summa cum laude with an undergraduate degree in history in 1958. He earned a graduate…
North Carolina Central University campus
Statue of NCCU founder James E. Shepard. James E. Shepard was also a pharmacist, civil servant and educator. He served as the first president of NCCU for nearly 40 years.
James E. Shepard, c. 1947, founder of the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race
North Carolina Central University entrance seen from S. Alston Avenue