DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Patsy and Samuel McLeod knew the cruelty and harsh realities for Black people in the Civil War-era South. When the former slaves' 15th child was born in 1875, they undoubtedly ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The grand unveiling of the Mary McLeod Bethune sculpture in Washington, D.C., is going to be delayed by nearly four months. Blame COVID. The hope had been to formally present the ...

>> THIS IS FLORIDA’S INTENTION TODAY AND FOR ALL TIME THAT THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MCLUHAN BE A SYMBOL OF JUSTICE, LOVE, AND HOPE FOR AMERICA AND FOR ALL HUMANKIND. MICHELLE: HISTORY WAS MADE TODAY ...

>> THERE IS A VERY SPECIAL EVENT ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE IN THE U.S. CAPITAL. >> TOMORROW IT WILL INSTALL A STATUE IN STATUARY HALL. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS. STUART IS LIVE ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An 11-foot marble statue of educator, activist and entrepreneur Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled in Daytona Beach on Monday. Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry called the ...

Bethune is the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a statue of a Confederate general. WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: Rep. Val Demings(D-FL) ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher and leader in civil rights. A big part ...

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Mary McLeod Bethune walked into the White House, carrying an urgent message about the plight of Black Americans. The year was 1943, and the country was roiling with ...

WASHINGTON — Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall ...

Educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune makes history as the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, replacing a confederate statue.