The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (b. July 10, 1875 - d. May 18, 1955), was a tireless... more

by Walter Neal

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The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

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Walter Neal

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Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (b. July 10, 1875 - d. May 18, 1955), was a tireless educator born to former slaves, she is best known for founding a school in 1904 that later became part of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach. She was president of the college from 1923 - 42 and 1946- 47, one of the few women in the world who served as a college president at that time. Bethune worked for the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and attempted to get him to support a proposed law against lynching. She was also a member of Roosevelt's Black Cabinet, among other leadership positions in organizations for women and African Americans. Upon her death, columnist Louis E. Martin said, "She gave out faith and hope as if they were pills and she some sort of doctor." The memorial was erected July 10, 1974, by the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Dorothy I. Height, President

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August 31st, 2013