DAYTONA BEACH — After an arduous five-year process that involved a series of state and federal approvals, a fundraising effort that generated nearly $1 million, logistical challenges and unimagined ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a July day in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune came into the world in a small log cabin on a South Carolina rice and cotton farm. Slavery and the Civil War had just ended 10 years ...

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) ...

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) speaks during a statue unveiling ceremony for civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitols Statuary Hall, on July 13, 2022. My visit to Daytona Beach ...

A statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune has officially replaced a statue of a Confederate general in the US Capitol's Statuary Hall. A statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DAYTONA BEACH − The nightcap of the Mary McLeod Bethune birthday celebration doubleheader brought several dozen people together ...

Lawmakers unveiled a new statue Wednesday of civil rights icon, educator and women’s rights activist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune at the U.S. Capitol. It marks the first time in U.S. history that a Black ...

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DAYTONA BEACH − The nightcap of the Mary McLeod Bethune birthday celebration doubleheader brought several dozen people together around her 13-foot-tall bronze statue at the Riverfront Esplanade as the ...