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 ...

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 the 20th ...

Leon County students from kindergarten to grade 12 will get the chance to submit artwork, a song, or writings highlighting a historical figure and why they believe they should be honored during Black ...

Hawk Massalina, a Bay County legend and pioneer as a member of the first Black family to settle in the area. Mary McLeod Bethune, born to former slaves, she founded the Daytona Normal and ...

The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Bethune was born on July 10 ... Her former residence in Northwest Washington is preserved as The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site.

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't have the literary appreciation it now has until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.