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.

Daytona Beach officials sang "Happy Birthday" beneath the Mary McLeod Bethune statue on the 150th anniversary of the civil ...

Dressed in an early 20th-century suit, hat, and pin, she was there to participate in a ribbon-cutting event and grand reopening of the Mary McLeod Bethune home on the Bethune-Cookman University ...

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

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

Daytona Beach officials on July 10 commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mary McLeod Bethune, the civil rights ...

Mary McLeod Bethune was born in 1875 to former slaves. Found school for girls in 1904 with only $1.50. Friendship with first lady leads to federal appointment at National Youth Administration ...

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 ...

A balloon release honored famous South Carolina Mary McLeod Bethune on her 150th birthday. News. Charter bus coming from summer camp catches fire on I-77, no injuries reported.