Mary mcleod bethune timeline of life
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Mary Jane McLeod was one of 17 children born to freed slaves living in poverty in South Carolina. She was the only one of the children to attend school.
She began attending a school opened by a local missionary, Miss Wilson. She remained at Miss Wilson's school until she received a scholarship in to Scotia Seminary.
In , McLeod entered Scotia Seminary in North Carolina. She would remain there for six years. She graduated from Scotia Seminary in
Between and , Mary McLeod studied at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
Having completed her education, McLeod began teaching in She worked in small schools for African American girls.
Mary McLeod married fellow teacher Albertus Bethune in They had one son together, born in The marriage ended in
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Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader (–)
For other people named Mary Bethune, see Mary Bethune (disambiguation).
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| Born | Mary Jane McLeod ()July 10, Mayesville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, () (aged&#;79) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Albertus Bethune &#; &#; (m.&#;; sep.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (née&#;McLeod; July 10, – May 18, [1]) was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in , established the organization's flagship journal Aframerican Women's Journal, and presided over myriad African-American women's organizations including the National Association for Colored Women and the National ungdom Administration's Negro Division.
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Top image: Bethune and the Capital. Photo courtesy of Daytona Times.
In his autobiography, titled I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalled being invited by Mary Bethune to give a reading at Bethune-Cookman College in After the event, Bethune hitched a ride with the young poet back to New York City. In the time of Jim Crow, where Black travelers were required to carry an Automobile Blue Book that listed the way stops in which African Americans were allowed to stop for meals, restrooms, or for sleeping accommodations, Hughes noted that Bethune avoided much of the indignity of segregated facilities along the long road to New York. He said, “Colored people along the eastern seaboard spread a feast and opened their homes wherever Mrs. Bethune passed their way.” In fact, he continued, “chickens, sensing that she was coming, went flying off frantically seeking a hiding place. They knew a heaping platter of southern fried chicken would be made in her honor.”
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