It also has many links to sources of information on lynching. Sheppard was a missionary who proved to be a brilliant linguist and extraordinary explorer. Upon discovering the unmatched evil of Leopold's rule, he started and led a movement that eventually brought about its end. His profound effect on world history should not be ignored. Valley of the Shadow A brilliant, complex site detailing the Civil War activities of two communities, one Southern and one Northern, separated by the length of a valley.
Much excellent material is related to slavery in the one and thoughts about slavery in the other.
Booker T. Washington was the most powerful black man in the United States at the time he lived. He was founder and president of Tuskeegee University and a writer on the needs black people. His belief that African Americans could be satisfied with a segregated society put him at odds with W. E. B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells .