Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Members of Congressional Leadership and Members of the Florida Congressional delegation to unveil a statue honoring Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune of Florida: a civil rights pioneer and a champion for African American women’s rights. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi. As Speaker of the House, it is my privilege to welcome
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A Florida champion of civil and women’s rights took the spotlight Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall with the unveiling of a marble statue of Central Florida icon Mary McLeod Bethune the founder of Bethune-Cookman University.