Bethune-Cookman University honored its founder, education and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, on her 150th birthday ...

A balloon release — celebrating what would have been the 150th birthday of civil rights activist and education pioneer Dr.

A rediscovered trove of Mary McLeod Bethune's papers at Fisk University links Nashville to America’s continuing fight for ...

History was made in Daytona Beach Thursday. The community came together to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mary McLeod ...

In her 79 years, Mary McLeod Bethune packed in a long list of accomplishments. In May, a marble statue of her will be placed in the U.S. Capitol.

Mary McLeod Bethune was the 15th of 17 children raised by her parents in the Reconstruction-era South — and the first of the children to be born free. She was extraordinary from a young age ...

"Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is probably one of the most important civil rights leaders," said Patrick Coggins, a multicultural education professor at Stetson University.

Mary McLeod Bethune was photographed about 1910 as principal of the Daytona Beach school that grew into Bethune-Cookman University. Her statue now represents Florida in the nation's Capitol ...

Mary McLeod BethuneDaytona Beach, FloridaAn American educator and civil rights leader, Bethune is best known for starting a school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that ...

Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration (NYA); an identified member of the local committee; Marian Anderson, celebrated contralto; 1942, Courtesy: Library of ...

Before the new marble statue of Mary McLeod Bethune makes history at the U.S. Capitol Building, it will take a detour to Daytona Beach. "This is an opportunity to share with our community our ...

Mary Jane McLeod was born on July 10, 1875, near Mayesville, S.C., according to the National Park Service, which operates the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, a national historic site in Washington.