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 ...

Paisley Henry, age 9, gives as speech as Mary McLeod Bethune, from the second-floor balcony of her historic home on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Thursday, July 10 ...

Bethune was the 15th of 17 children born to Samuel and Patsy McLeod, former slaves, in Mayesville, South Carolina. She rose to become not just the founder of B-CU, but also an advisor to ...

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 ...

Inside lay a 1929 letter, Mary McLeod Bethune’s steady cursive inviting Fisk sociologist Charles S. Johnson to help tell her story “as a roadmap for our children’s tomorrow.” ...

The vice president of institutional advancement at Bethune-Cookman University joins WESH 2's Sanika Dange to discuss ways to participate and celebrate Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s 150th birthday.

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 ...

And Mosley arrived just in time for a pair of high-profile events celebrating the 150th birthday of the Bethune-Cookman founder. Mary McLeod Bethune, the 15th child of former slaves, was born on ...

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.

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.