Mary McLeod Bethune

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African American leader civil rights activist educator human political advisor

Mary McLeod Bethune was an influential African American educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor who championed access to education and racial equality in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
Mary McLeod Bethune canonical	10
Mary Jane McLeod	1
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American leader ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ political advisor ⓘ
advisorTo	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt President Harry S. Truman ⓘ surface form: Harry S. Truman
advocatedFor	access to education for African Americans ⓘ racial equality ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ
birthName	Mary McLeod Bethune self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mary Jane McLeod
causeOfDeath	heart attack ⓘ
child	Albert McLeod Bethune ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1875-07-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1955-05-18 ⓘ
education	Moody Bible Institute ⓘ Scotia Seminary ⓘ
employer	National Youth Administration ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Bethune ⓘ
fieldOfWork	civil rights ⓘ education ⓘ public policy ⓘ
founded	Bethune–Cookman University ⓘ surface form: Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls ⓘ National Council of Negro Women ⓘ
fullName	Mary McLeod Bethune self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mary Jane McLeod Bethune
givenName	Mary ⓘ
hasStatue	Mary McLeod Bethune statue in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
honoredIn	National Statuary Hall ⓘ surface form: National Statuary Hall Collection National Women’s Hall of Fame ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	Brain Trust of Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Black Cabinet of Franklin D. Roosevelt
movement	African American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableFor	advising U.S. presidents ⓘ advocacy for African American education ⓘ civil rights leadership ⓘ
notableWork	“My Last Will and Testament” (essay) ⓘ
numberOfChildren	1 ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Mayesville, South Carolina ⓘ surface form: Mayesville, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath	Daytona Beach ⓘ surface form: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
positionHeld	director of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration ⓘ president of Bethune-Cookman College ⓘ president of National Association of Colored Women ⓘ
religion	Methodism ⓘ
residence	Daytona Beach ⓘ surface form: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
spouse	Albertus Bethune ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Negro College Fund → foundedBy → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Bethune–Cookman University → foundedBy → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Bethune–Cookman University → namedAfter → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award → hasRecipient → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site → dedicatedTo → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site → commemorates → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site → namedAfter → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Mary McLeod Bethune → fullName → Mary McLeod Bethune self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mary Jane McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune → birthName → Mary McLeod Bethune self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mary Jane McLeod

Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls → foundedBy → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute → foundedBy → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ

Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute → notablePersonAssociated → Mary McLeod Bethune ⓘ