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Mary McLeod Bethune: Black Educational Ministry Leader of the Early 20th Century

2006; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/073989130600300208

2378-525X

Beverly C. Johnson-Miller,

Diverse Education Studies and Reforms

Mary McLeod Bethune's life epitomized her philosophy of Christian education. With a sense of divine destiny, clear vision, and daily awareness of God's presence and purpose, Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, the daughter of freed slaves, became the most influential black woman of her times in the United States. Along with the establishment of the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls, later Bethune-Cookman College, Mary Bethune served as president of many national organizations and held leadership appointments under Presidents Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman. Her life of profound faith and service left a contagious legacy of perpetual spiritual and social transformation.