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Mary McLeod Bethune

b. 7/10/1875 (Mayesville, SC) – 5/18/1955 (Daytona Beach, FL) (African American Heritage)

"Bethune was active in the struggle for civil rights and served under several U.S. presidents as a member of the unofficial African American “brain trust.” In 1936, she was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the director of the National Youth Administration's Division of Negro Affairs. She also founded the National Council of Negro Women, and was an active member of the National Association of Colored Women. Bethune died in May 1955.

A statue of Bethune was erected in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. In 1985, Bethune was recognized as one of the most influential African-American women in the country with a postage stamp issued in her honor” (Florida Memory).

Bicentennial Bethune, 1976

"This film features a brief look at the life and achievements of Mary McLeod Bethune. It includes still images of the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls, Bethune-Cookman College, and the Mary McLeod Bethune home. The film was produced by the Florida Development Commission and the Florida Bicentennial Commission" (Florida Memory).


*Mary M. Bethune, principal - Daytona Beach, Florida.*	*Mary McLeod Bethune with a line of girls from the school - Daytona Beach, FL.*	*Mary McLeod Bethune in front of White Hall – Daytona Beach, Florida.*
*1910 (circa)*	*1911 (circa)*	*1940 (circa)*
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*Mary McLeod Bethune with graduating class - Daytona Beach, Florida.*	*Mary McLeod Bethune with students in front of White Hall at Bethune-Cookman College - Daytona Beach, Florida.*	*Mary McLeod Bethune - Daytona Beach, Florida.*
*1928*	*1955 (circa)*	*1904 (circa)*
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*Mary McLeod Bethune awarded citation from Harry S. Truman.*	*Seventeen-foot bronze statue of Mary McLeod Bethune located in Lincoln Park, Washington, D. C.*	*Eleanor Roosevelt visits with Mary McLeod Bethune.*
*1949*	*1974 (circa)*	*1937*
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African American Exhibit:

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"The United States has a long history of Black immigration driven by the slave trade of past centuries, but free Black immigration from Africa is a relatively recent phenomenon. Today there are about 1.1 million Black African immigrants, comprising 3 percent of the total US foreign-born population. Black Africans are among the fastest-growing groups of US immigrants, increasing by about 200 percent during the 1980s and 1990s and nearly 100 percent during the 2000s." (Capps, McCabe, Fix)

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