Louisville, KY, United States
Rev. William H. Sheppard. Born in Waynesboro, Virginia, in 1865, Sheppard attended Hampton and Stillman Institutes. Sent to the Belgian Congo in 1890, he served as missionary in Africa until 1910. Became a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society of London in 1893 for his explorations. Sheppard denoun
ced the Belgian colonists' cruelty in the Congo. Presented by Alderman George Unseld. (Reverse) Rev. William H. Sheppard - Returning from Africa, Sheppard was pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lo
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