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10 de feb. de 2023 · Mary McLeod Bethune and a New Deal for African Americans. Formed shortly after Roosevelt was first elected in 1932, the Black Cabinet was led by Bethune the founder and president of the...
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25 de mar. de 2014 · Recognizing these unique challenges, prominent civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, and the Negro Affairs Division of the National Youth Administration provided thousands of black girls and women with educational programs and vocational training to prepare them for better job opportunities.
Mary McLeod Bethune was able to use her appointment in the New Deal to form the Black Cabinet and the NCNW. “Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder and former president and director of the NYA (National Youth Administration) Negro Relations.” Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 1943.
14 de may. de 2024 · Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator who was active nationally in African American affairs and was a special adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the problems of minority groups. In 1935 she founded the National Council of Negro Women, of which she remained president until 1949.
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During the depths of the Great Depression and the hope of the New Deal, Bethune changed her political party from Republican to Democrat, and whole-heartedly committed herself to the betterment of life for African Americans.
Mary McLeod Bethune became one of the most celebrated African American figures of the New Deal era and extended her influence as an educator, civil rights activist, and advocate for women’s equality for more than three decades from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Mary McLeod Bethune's Progressive Era commitment to education and civil rights led to high-profile roles in New Deal America.
