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The Alaska lawmaker was given a copy when first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and it’s still on her bedside table. “Far From Home” is her new memoir.
Daytona Beach officials sang "Happy Birthday" beneath the Mary McLeod Bethune statue on the 150th anniversary of the civil rights leader's birth.
A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for educational equity.
Bethune-Cookman University honored its founder, education and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, on her 150th birthday by reopening her home.
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 ...
Civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune home reopened for her 150th birthday The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune.
Bethune-Cookman University honored its founder, education and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, on her 150th birthday by reopening her home.
July 10, 2025, marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, a towering figure in American history and a pioneering advocate for African American and women’s rights.
A UAW leader said Mary Sheffield shouldn't have used the UAW's logo to promote a campaign event. But union members — not Sheffield — made the flyer.
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 ...