Mary McLeod Bethune
Educator who founded what became Bethune-Cookman University and advised four US presidents.
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Born 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina to formerly enslaved parents. Bethune started a school for Black girls in 1904 with $1.50 and five students; it merged into Bethune-Cookman University. She was the only Black woman in FDR's Black Cabinet.
Location
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
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