DAYTONA BEACH — Her solitary grave rests among the serene beauty of Bethune ... Sam and Patsy McLeod. She was the first of her siblings to be born into freedom. Early on, Mary would accompany ...

Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune ... Albertus Bethune, in 1898. After separating in 1907, Mary was left alone to care for their young son. One year later, Mary Bethune returned to her life's passion.

Mary McLeod Bethune, the child of former slaves, grew up to start a university and advise presidents. All it took was a child snatching a book from her hands. It happened in a flash, but the life of ...

Once again in our long and noble struggle, Martin Luther King’s dictum “The Urgency of Now!” is upon us. This reckoning with ...

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod ... Bethune-Cookman University – I didn’t see a strong connection between the college founder’s life and ...

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Women’s Conference will be held Wednesday, March 26 through Friday, March 28 at the Michael and Libby ...

0:33 – Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr), Associate Professor of African Studies at Howard University and Adjunct Professor of Law at Howard University’s School of Law joins us to discuss the life and ...

Mary McLeod ... Bethune’s grave, which is surrounded by flowers with white benches on either side. Near the headstone is a large iron bell that she used to round up students in the early ...