Bethune-Cookman University honored its founder, education and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, on her 150th birthday by reopening her home. advertisement. Daytona Beach News-Journal.

DAYTONA BEACH − Dressed like a grand dame of history, Paisley Henry took to the second-story balcony and channeled the central figure of the day, Mary McLeod Bethune. "You are my Black roses ...

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to former slaves. Found school for girls in 1904 with only $1.50. Friendship with first lady leads to federal appointment at National Youth Administration; ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights.

Civil rights activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune has made history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955 Caption On July 13, 2022, a marble sculpture of Mary McLeod Bethune was installed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol, one of two figures chosen to ...

National Council of Negro Women, NCNW, is a nonprofit founded in 1935 by Dr Mary Mcleod Bethune to advance the African American woman, her family and community. Nearly a century later, the mission ...

Bethune-Cookman University President Albert Mosley speaks from the steps of the historic home of school founder Mary McLeod Bethune on Thursday, July 10, 2025, the 150th anniversary of her birth.

The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights. A big part of the celebration was the reopening of her historic home on ...