Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune: Lady Of The Struggle

Shirley Chisholm, first African American woman to be elected to Congress was born in Brooklyn on November 30, 1924. She is one of the most profound and admired women that challenged society not only as a woman, but a woman of color. She made many contributions to the women's movement and society.

She has risen from a poor background and was ranked the richest African American of the 20th Century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history and was once the world’s only black billionaire. She is also known as the most influential woman in the world, both older generations and young.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was one of the most influential African-American, female leaders during the Antebellum era. As an advocate for equality and integration, Cary contributed an immense amount of effort towards establishing the foundation of black livelihood. Though labeled inferior on the basis of ethnicity and gender, she was a fierce, headstrong, successful activist in a political world dominated by white males. This essay will analyze Cary’s approach to solidifying African American safety and nationalism during the 19th century.

At the height of the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968), women played a big part in not only keeping the crusade alive, but also played a big part in energizing the masses to continue the long and arduous struggle against the seemingly impenetrable institutions of power which disenfranchised African-Americans and regarded their humanity as nothing more than mere pieces of property owned by others. Women like Coretta Scott King, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Septima Clark and countless mothers, sisters, and daughters proved to be important

Probably the most re-known civil rights movement was the struggle for former slaves to attain freedom. Among these slaves was one who not only freed herself, but also freed a numerous amount of other slaves that she encountered. This woman is known to us all as Harriet Tubman, but was known by the slaves as a “saint” who helped them get their freedom. As said by Richard in Black Boy, “My life as a Negro in America had led me to feel...that the problem of humanity was more important than bread, more important than physical living itself; for I felt that without a common

     Mary McLeod Bethune was an innovative leader because she took a story which was largely latent in the population, equal education rights for black children, and brought it to national prominence through the creation of the Bethune-Cookman college. She was also a visionary leader because of the incredible success she was able to attain in advancing the cause of equal education.

While they were born in different centuries, Maya Angelou and Sojourner Truth led parallel fights for African American equality. Despite living in different time periods, both of these women laid the groundwork for activists to come. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in 1797, she later escaped which led her to become an abolitionist to fight for the freedom of others. Maya Angelou was born almost 150 years later in 1928, and faced much of the same hate-fuelled racism. Living in the south during the Civil Rights Era pushed Angelou to become an activist to fight for those without a voice. Through peaceful protest using poetry, both Truth and Angelou made progress in their fight for equality of African Americans and complete social

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is the founder of the Daytona Normal and Industrial institute in 1094, then later became Bethune-Cookman College. Mary was born on July 10, 1875, In Mayesville, South Carolina. She grew up in poverty, everyone in her family worked in fields picking cotton. Out of 17 children Bethune was the only one that went to school. There was a missionary school that opened nearby for African-American children. She would walk to school every day, traveling miles away from her home. When she comes back to school she would share her knowledge with the rest of her family.

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune has paved the way for african-american adolescents, like myself, to live a life of greater quality. Being born of slaves, no one imagined that her values would manifest into a prestigious Historically Black College/University. From toiling in fields with her family, to becoming the president of an accredited college was a huge accomplishment for blacks at the time. Mary Bethune’s prosperity didn’t conclude with the commencement of her own distinguished university, but she became a national leader. The National Association of Colored Women became popularized for advocating the enhancement of colored women in society. In this organization, Bethune served as Florida chapter president from 1917 to 1925. Her duties included:

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and life rights leader best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was born on July 10, 1875 in Maysville, SC. She went to school at bible institute for home and foreign missions. It is now moody bible institute. She also went to scotia seminary which is now barber-scotia College. For nearly a decade she worked as an educator. She married fellow teacher Albertus Bethune in 1898. Bethune believed that education provided the key to racial advancement. To that end, Bethune founded the Daytona normal and industrial institute

Several reform movements began near the end of the 1800 and caused a great change in the world we live in today. One of these movements was the abolition movement calling for an end to slavery. Throughout the time leading to the abolishment of slavery, African-Americans were treated poorly. Many were lynched killed and were unable to defend themselves due to the lack of education and the rights in the African-American community. Moreover, the Jim Crow laws were enforced, causing the segregation of restaurants, schools, theaters, and other public places. Another popular movement was woman suffrage, which calls for women's right to vote. At this point in history, women were unable

Mary McLeod Bethune the fifteenth of seventeen children born . Mary Bethune was the first born free slave in her family. In Mayesville, South Carolina the year of 1875 twelve years after slavery was abolished. Mary McLeod one of the only children from her parents to attend school; On the first day of school her teacher Miss Wilson Presented them with a Bible, read for god love the world he gave his only son, so those that believe in god will not be alone. Bethune retained most information entirely this means no one will be desired an unjust punishment we are all equal to God.

Based on her research and documentation, Mary Beth Norton provides a clear argument that men during this time period carried a strong dependence for women in order to prosper. At one point in the book, Mary Beth Norton brings up an economic crisis when women decided to boycott drinking tea. “Male leaders recognized that they needed women’s cooperation to ensure that Americans would comply with the request to forgo the use of tea and luxury goods until the act was repealed.” (157) This particular protest displays the importance of female consumerism. During this time period, though men often saw women as their inferior, women were an important asset in making clothing. “Furthermore, the manufactories afforded women the opportunity to learn demanding

The modern Civil Rights Movement was a pivoting moment in US History. Many African Americans leaders fought for our rights such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Medger Evars and E.D. Nixon just to name a few. They sacrificed and lost their lives everyday to fight for freedom and equality, so that this generation could have a better life then they did. The most overlooked activist who is the backbone of the Civil Rights Movement is Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer is the name that is not only worth of remembering, it is one of “those” names that became a lighthouse for millions of people all over the world. Her life is the story of a woman with the strongest spirit ever, a story of a woman that was not afraid of anything and ready to fight for the right that people deserve. She changed Mississippi forever with the will power of her voice. Not only did Hamer help African Americans register to vote in the year 1964, but also she was the co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Reading the passage “What is History” I gather that history is what might or might not have really happen. History is our past and there will always be history as long as there are people on the Earth. When Mary Beth Norton read the same document as Professor Bradford and written a whole different book, just shows that people have different views of the same reading. The question I would like to answer in US History, why did democracy became US form of government. The reason why I would like to know the answer to see why America didn’t stay with