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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Mrs. Mary McLeod ... that the McLeod children attend. The family could only afford to send one; Mary was selected. She walked the five miles to and from the Maysville school and did her homework ...
Remembering Civil Rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune is best known for founding the Bethune-Cookman College, a HBCU in Daytona, but also being a standout ...
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Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora
She was taught by her family that her roots were in Africa ... Her training prepared her to become a missionary. Mary McLeod Bethune rose to become one of the most influential Black women of ...
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A First Lady
Born Mary Jane McLeod, Bethune was the 15th of 17 children. She grew up on a farm in South Carolina and began working in the fields when she was 5. The only child in her family to be educated, she ...
Mary McLeod Bethune taught black girls they could be more
Mary McLeod Bethune started a school in 1904 with $1.50 and five students. It is now Bethune-Cookman University.
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Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune
Mrs. Mary McLeod ... that the McLeod children attend. The family could only afford to send one; Mary was selected. She walked the five miles to and from the Maysville school and did her homework ...