Mary McLeod Bethune
Born on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary
McLeod Bethune was a child of former slaves. She graduated from the Scotia
Seminary for Girls in 1893. Believing that education provided the key to racial
advancement, Bethune founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute in
1904, which later became Bethune-Cookman College. Mary McLeod Bethune was an
educator and activist, serving as president of the National Association of
Colored Women and founding the National Council of Negro Women. Bethune died in
1955.
"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing
is impossible."
– Mary McLeod Bethune
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