“My Last Will and Testament” (essay)
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“My Last Will and Testament” is a reflective essay by educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune in which she symbolically bequeaths her values, wisdom, and hopes for racial equality and social progress to future generations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| “My Last Will and Testament” (essay) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
American youth
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educators and community leaders ⓘ future generations of African Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American education
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Black women’s leadership ⓘ civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Mary McLeod Bethune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
African American studies curricula
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education and leadership training materials ⓘ women’s studies curricula ⓘ |
| contains |
a vision of a just and equal society
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advice to youth ⓘ symbolic bequests of intangible values ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
democratic participation
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economic independence ⓘ faith in God ⓘ hope for the future ⓘ love and mutual respect ⓘ racial solidarity ⓘ service and leadership ⓘ the importance of education ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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civil rights literature ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
African American freedom struggle
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United States Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to encourage moral and ethical living
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to motivate civic engagement ⓘ to strengthen racial pride ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | symbolic will ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
democracy and citizenship
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education as empowerment ⓘ intergenerational responsibility ⓘ legacy ⓘ racial equality ⓘ racial pride ⓘ self-determination ⓘ service to others ⓘ social progress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to articulate a vision of racial justice
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to bequeath values and wisdom to future generations ⓘ to inspire African American youth ⓘ |
| reflects |
Mary McLeod Bethune’s commitment to racial uplift
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Mary McLeod Bethune’s life experiences ⓘ Mary McLeod Bethune’s philosophy of education ⓘ |
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