Mrs. Albert McLeod Bethune This is Me

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1. 1. www.jimcrowhistory.org

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   Published on: 11/4/2007   Last Visited: 11/4/2007

   Her son, Albert Bethune, was born in 1899.
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   Five girls and one boy (her son, Albert) comprised the first class of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Negro Girls held in a rented house.Tuition was fifty cents a week, but acceptance was not dependent upon ability to pay.In keeping with the philosophy of Booker T. Washington, Bethune's educational program focused on basic literary skills and home management training so that her students might lead financially independent lives.
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   Bethune remained its president until 1942.
   
   Bethune garnered national attention for her educational achievements but she also became a keen political participant in women's and civil rights.She was elected to the National Urban League's Executive Board in 1920, became president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, and was the founder and first president of the National Council of Negro Women in 1935.

2. 2. Halifax Historical Museum

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   Published on: 5/17/2008   Last Visited: 8/12/2008

   Dr. Bethune was president of Bethune-Cookman College until 1942, building it into a nationally known and accredited school.As she liked to say, she built it "brick upon brick" into a multi-million dollar institution.
   
   In addition to her educational life, she was an active businesswoman.She was president and director of a life insurance company for African-Americans and purchased and developed the Bethune Beach for Negroes south of New Smyrna Beach.She received many awards and honors in her lifetime including honorary degrees from 14 colleges and universities and was friend and advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt throughout their lifetimes.
   
   Dr. Bethune was a member of the Hoover Committee for Child Welfare, director of the National Business League, the National Urban League, and the Commission on Interracial Cooperation.She was the first black woman to head a federal office, and as such she created the informal "Black Cabinet" of the New Deal.A national memorial in Washington, D.C. was erected in her honor in July of 1974.
   
   Dr Bethune died on May 18, 1955 at age 79, and is remembered today as a great visionary and beloved figure in Daytona Beach history.

3. 3. Props

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   Published on: 11/16/2006   Last Visited: 10/23/2007

   1935 Ms. McLeod Bethune founded the National Council for Negro Women.A year later, she was appointed by President F.D. Roosevelt to director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration.She served as a consultant to the United Nations, was Vice President of the NAACP, had been honored by Haiti and Liberia and now has a memorial in Lincoln Park in Washington DC.In 1985 she was even put on her very own postage stamp.