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"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist...
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Traces the life and achievements of the black eduacator who fought bigotry and racial injustice and sought equality for blacks in the areas of education and political rights.
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Publisher
Florida Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Born in 1873 as the first free child in a family of former slaves, Mary McLeod Bethune would become an adviser to American presidents, an important civil rights leader, and founder of what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Through the recollections of Mary McLeod Bethune and those closest to her, Nancy Ann Zrinyi Long has created an engaging biography of an influential and inspirational educator and activist." --
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Publisher
History Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A vibrant biography of the woman who shaped the political climate of Daytona Beach with her civil rights, women's rights, and education activism.
Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the "First Lady of Negro America," but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904, Bethune galvanized African American women for change....