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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune soon to be memorialized with incredibly rare honor © Provided by WESH Orlando A black and white photograph of Mary McLeod Bethune shows her reading a book
Many have heard the name Mary McLeod Bethune, but do not know the woman and her story.
Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune came to Central Florida just before the turn of the century. Sign up for our Newsletters
Determined to give an education to Black women, in 1904, with just $1.50 to her name, Mary McLeod Bethune started The Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls.
Today, the small house which bore her school sits on the edge of her university: Bethune-Cookman University.
Updated: 10:53 AM EST Feb 25, 2021 Many have heard the name Mary McLeod Bethune, but do not know the woman and her story. Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune came to Central Florida just before the turn of the century. Determined to give an education to Black women, in 1904, with just $1.50 to her name, Mary McLeod Bethune started The Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls. Today, the small house which bore her school sits on the edge of her university: Bethune-Cookman University.While growing her educational institution, Dr. Bethune became a presence on the national stage. She was a counselor to several presidents. She was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women. She was the co-creator of the iconic United Negro College Fund 144, and she just happened to start a great university, said Dr. LaBrent Chrite, the current president of BC-U. Becoming close friends with Eleanor and President Franklin Roosevelt, in 1933
Born to former slaves, Mary McLeod Bethune was Midtown s beacon and much more
This short story captures the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, Daytona Beach s most famous citizen, who founded Bethune-Cookman University in Midtown.
Staff Report, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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5:54 pm UTC Jan. 3, 2021
Mary McLeod Bethune was born on a South Carolina farm in 1875, the 15th child of former slaves.
Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, right, presents Mary McLeod Bethune with an honorary doctorate in this March 1953 photo.Photo provided
That humble beginning did not deter her. Bethune became a renowned educator. With $1.50 as capital, she founded what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on the site of a former dump in the impoverished Midtown neighborhood.
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