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William Sheppard

1865–1927 · 20th century · Also known as William Henry Sheppard

William Sheppard was an African American Presbyterian missionary in the Kasai region of the Congo Free State from 1890, known for his work among the Kuba. In 1899 he documented killings by state-backed raiders hunting for rubber and published his findings, and in 1909 he was acquitted in a libel case brought by the Compagnie du Kasai over his reports.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). William Sheppard. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/william-sheppard
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