If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
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About Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was a 19th-century American educator and civil rights leader. Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, and proceeded to establish the Aframerican Women's Journal, which was the flagship journal of the organization. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Courage — Facing fear, adversity, and uncertainty with bravery