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Harry Shepherd

Harry Shepherd, 1900. Photo from The Appeal, February 3, 1900.

Harry Shepherd, an African American photographer who lived and worked in St. Paul between 1880 and 1905, became one of the most successful photographers in the city. Shepherd’s work earned awards and an opportunity to provide photographs for the American Negro Exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition. Politically active, he took part in the National Afro-American Council (NAAC), and ran for Fourth Ward alderman in 1902.

College of the Mainland President Herbert Stallworth and guest speaker Carl Rowan

College of the Mainland (COM) President Herbert Stallworth and guest speaker Carl Rowan. Uploaded to Flickr by user COM Library, June 13, 2013. Used with the permission of COM.

Cover of South of Freedom

The cover of Carl Rowan’s book South of Freedom (Alfred A. Knopf, 1952).

Carl Thomas Rowan

Picture of Carl Rowan taken during his time as an ensign in the United States Navy. Uploaded by Flickr user Tennessee State Library and Archives, February 11, 2013. CC BY-NC-ND-2.0.

Carl Rowan

Rowan in Washington, DC, ca .1997. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND-2.0) license.

Rowan, Carl Thomas (1925–2000)

Carl Thomas Rowan was a prominent American journalist, author, and government official. A liberal commentator and champion for civil rights, Rowan published books and a variety of news columns syndicated across the US. He was one of the first commissioned black officers in the US Navy, and became the highest-ranking black government official of his time.