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Mary McLeod Bethune was an American activist, humanitarian, and--above all--an educator. Born on July 10, 1875 in South Carolina, Mary was the fifteenth of seventeen children. Her parents, Samuel and Patsy McLeod, were formerly enslaved, and most of her siblings had been born into slavery. As a child, she worked hard with her parents and siblings on their own farm. Her passion for education started at a young age when the granddaughter of her mother’s former owner snatched a book away from Mary, shaming her for not being able to read.

Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in the National Statuary Hall. Her likeness replaces a statue honoring one of the last Confederate generals to surrender.

Mary McLeod Bethune's friendship with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt led to the desegregation of pilot training programs. The post The Woman Whose Tireless Efforts Helped Launch The Famed Tuskegee Airmen appeared first on Zenger News.

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune's friendship with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt led to the desegregation of pilot training programs.

Descendants gather for a day of remembrance