Mary Mcleod Bethune: Civil Rights Activist
In Maysville, South Carolina on July 10, 1875 a leading educator furthermore civil rights activist named Mary McLeod Bethune was born. Bethune was a standout amongst the vast majority of African American women. She was serving as president of the National Association of Colored Women, founding the Bethune-Cookman College, and establishing the National Council of Negro Women. Bethune worked as an educator for a decade and believed that education provided the key to racial equality.
As though Mary McLeod Bethune was born the fifteenth of seventeen children, she was the only child in her family to go to school at a missionary school for African-American children. In an article on gwu.edu (George Washington University) it states that after …show more content…
Between 1936 and 1944 Bethune was director of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration. She is also chair of an informal Black Cabinet. A Black Cabinet is a group of federally appointed black officials who met regularly to plan strategy and set black priorities for social change. Bethune was active in such civil rights organizations as the NAACP and the National Urban League. She did not limit her endeavors on behalf of African Americans to government-sponsored projects and was candid in her support for civil rights and effectively bolstered endeavors to end lynching and the poll tax. Bethune left the federal government after the National Youth Administration disbanded in 1944. She proceeded as president of the National Council of Negro Women until 1949. Following her retirement she came back to Florida where she continued to speak and expound on civil rights issues.
Bethune died on May 18, 1955, in Daytona, Florida. She is remembered for her work to advance the rights of both African Americans and women. Since her passing, Bethune has been honored in many ways. According to biography.com, in 1973, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp with her likeness in 1985. Bethune was a hard working educator and civil rights activist who worked to mend the ties between races through cutting edge
As though Mary McLeod Bethune was born the fifteenth of seventeen children, she was the only child in her family to go to school at a missionary school for African-American children. In an article on gwu.edu (George Washington University) it states that after …show more content…
Between 1936 and 1944 Bethune was director of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration. She is also chair of an informal Black Cabinet. A Black Cabinet is a group of federally appointed black officials who met regularly to plan strategy and set black priorities for social change. Bethune was active in such civil rights organizations as the NAACP and the National Urban League. She did not limit her endeavors on behalf of African Americans to government-sponsored projects and was candid in her support for civil rights and effectively bolstered endeavors to end lynching and the poll tax. Bethune left the federal government after the National Youth Administration disbanded in 1944. She proceeded as president of the National Council of Negro Women until 1949. Following her retirement she came back to Florida where she continued to speak and expound on civil rights issues.
Bethune died on May 18, 1955, in Daytona, Florida. She is remembered for her work to advance the rights of both African Americans and women. Since her passing, Bethune has been honored in many ways. According to biography.com, in 1973, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp with her likeness in 1985. Bethune was a hard working educator and civil rights activist who worked to mend the ties between races through cutting edge