Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune made history on Wednesday as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, when her statue ...

Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, ... presents the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the council's silver anniversary lunch here, 1960.

Determined to give an education to Black women, in 1904, with just $1.50 to her name, Mary McLeod Bethune started The Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls.

Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune makes history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a confederate statue.

Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina in 1875 to former slaves and had 16 siblings, according to Biography.com. ... Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune has a lasting impact on Central Florida.

More about the unveiling: Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiling this week at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. Leaders behind statue project: Diverse Daytona Beach group joins forces on Mary ...

Description. In the first video clip, National Council of Negro Women National Chair and President Thelma Daley talks about Mary McLeod Bethune's role and accomplishments as an organizer for Civil ...

WINTER HAVEN -- Noted as perhaps one of the greatest American teachers in U.S. history, Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), is also marked as a remarkable African American leader and a powerful ...

The new Mary McLeod Bethune statue will be displayed in Daytona Beach from Oct. 12- Dec. 12. ... He also hopes they learn about Bethune's accomplishments.

Mary McLeod Bethune’s many firsts continue March 11, 2022 More than 3 years ago Cecil Haney walks past the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill.

When Mary McLeod Bethune died in 1955, tributes flooded in. Mourners said that if there had been a Mount Rushmore of Black achievement, she would have been on it. Born to parents who were enslaved ...

Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, and was recognized by Eleanor for her efforts to help black Americans access education.