Mary McLeod Bethune Becomes First Black American Honored in Capitol's Statuary Hall

Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in the National Statuary Hall. Her likeness replaces a statue honoring one of the last Confederate generals to surrender.

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