Mary McLeod Bethune

Where was Mary McLeod Bethune born?

• Daytona, FL

• Maysville, SC

• Asheville, NC

• Nashville,TN

She was the only child in her family to go to school.

• True

• False

What did Bethune do in 1923?

• Founded the National Council of New Negro Women

• Became director of the Division of Negro Affairs for the NYA

• Established Bethune-Cookman College

• Became an organizer of Federal Council on Negro Affairs

What did Bethune do in 1935?

• Became director of the Division of Negro Affairs for the NYA

• Established Bethune-Cookman College

• Became an organizer of Federal Council on Negro Affairs

• Founded the National Council of New Negro Women

What did Bethune do in 1936?

• Became director of the Division of Negro Affairs for the NYA

• Established Bethune-Cookman College

• Became an organizer of Federal Council on Negro Affairs

• Founded the National Council of New Negro Women

What did Bethune do in 1939?

• Became director of the Division of Negro Affairs for the NYA

• Established Bethune-Cookman College

• Became an organizer of Federal Council on Negro Affairs

• Founded the National Council of New Negro Women

Mary played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement.

• True

• False

Her established schools and universities helped African Americans to:

• Earn a living in a country that still opposed racial equality

• I don't know

• Benefit in learning and realize the value of education

• Show what African Americans could do in the classroom and with an education

Bethune's teaching/educational philosophy relates to our Milner presentations.

• True

• False

Mary McLeod Bethune believed that education provided the key to racial advancement.

• False

• True