Today, May 18th we honor Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (1875- 05/18/1955). American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a private school for African-American girls. Later it joined with a school for African- American boys, becoming Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was known as The First Lady of The Struggle” because of her commitment to bettering African Americans.
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 21:00:00 +0000
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