Julian Shakespear Carr
Associated Building(s): Carr Building;
Other Relationships: Tobacco Manufacturer, Member of Confederate Army
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lifespan: 1845-10-13/1924-04-29
Race: White
Sex: Male
Relationship(s) to University: Alumni, Benefactor, Trustee
Era(s): Civil War, Reconstruction
Involvement(s): Slavery, White Supremacy
Slaveowner: Yes
Narrative: https://unchistory.web.unc.edu/building-narratives/julian-shakespeare-carr-carr-building/
More info: http://ncpedia.org/biography/carr-julian-shakespeare
Latitude/Longitude: 35.910929, -79.044787
Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) attended the University of North Carolina from 1862 to 1864, but left for the Confederate Army. Following the Civil War, Carr accumulated great wealth in the tobacco industry, and he financially supported UNC and Trinity College, later renamed Duke University. Carr held white supremacist ideals, as evidenced in his dedication speech for the statue at UNC known as Silent Sam. From UNCs Carr Building to the town of Carrboro, his influence is visible in the local landscape.