Statute of Florida Educator and Civil Rights Leader Dr. Mary Bethune Unveiled at the U.S. Capitol
Dr. Bethune is the first African American to represent a state in the National Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol building. Statuary Hall includes two statues donated by each state. Dr. Bethune's statue replaces a statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith.
United States Daytona Beach South Carolina Mary Jane Mcleod Bethune Mary Mcleod Bethune Negro America
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