A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune has been unveiled in the U.S. Capitol
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JasoRockStar
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She's a Top 10 Black American in history. It's crazy how underrated she is. She busted her ass to provide education for black youth in a time where the whole country wanted to keep them ignorant. She fought relentlessly for us to be included to New Deal benefits when the Great Depression was hitting us harder than anyone. Made the Black Cabinet into an actual unified force for change and advocacy for Black America. The list goes on.
This is long overdue
This is long overdue
RamsayBolton
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She's a Top 10 Black American in history. It's crazy how underrated she is. She busted her ass to provide education for black youth in a time where the whole country wanted to keep them ignorant. She fought relentlessly for us to be included to New Deal benefits when the Great Depression was hitting us harder than anyone. Made the Black Cabinet into an actual unified force for change and advocacy for Black America. The list goes on.
This is long overdue
Never heard of her (thanks US education system) but looking forward to reading up on her
JasoRockStar
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You won't be disappointed breh. Black Cabinet by Jill Watts and Mary Mcleod Bethune: Building A Better World by Elaine Smith are good places to start.