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July 10, 1875

Mary McLeod Bethune Born

Educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina.

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October 3, 1904

Mary McLeod Bethune Founds Bethune-Cookman College

Mary McLeod Bethune established a school for Black girls that became Bethune-Cookman College.

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January 23, 1904

Mary McLeod Bethune Founds School

Mary McLeod Bethune founded the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls.

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November 7, 1936

Mary McLeod Bethune Leads Black Cabinet

Mary McLeod Bethune became the highest-ranking African American woman in the Roosevelt administration.

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May 18, 1955

Death of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and civil rights leader, dies.

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