Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, D.C. : activism & education in Logan Circle / Dr. Ida E. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Ida.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955.

Bethune, Mary McLeod.

Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955--Homes and haunts--Washington (D.C.).

African American women educators--Biography.

African American women educators.

African American educators--Biography.

African American educators.

African American women political activists--Biography.

African American women political activists.

Race relations.

History.

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans--Education.

African American women.

Social conditions.

Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Washington (D.C.).

African American women--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans--Education--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

Washington (D.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, DC

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.

Summary:

Best known as an educator and early civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of former slaves. After moving to Washington, D.C., in 1936, she organized and represented thousands of women with the National Council of Negro Women. She led the charge to change the segregationist policies of local hospitals and concert halls, and she acted as a mentor to countless African American women in the District. Residents of all races were brought together to honor Bethune's birthday with some of the first games between the local Negro League team and a white semi-pro team. Historian Ida E. Jones explores the monumental life of Man' McLeod Bethune as a leader, a crusader and a Washingtonian. Book jacket.

Contents:

Foreword / by Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

1. Mary Jane McLeod

Give Them a Chance : The Daytona Industrial School

Leading the National Association of Colored Women

An Act of Kindness, A Lifelong Friendship

2. Becoming a Washington Resident

President Roosevelt Calls : National Youth Administration

Showcasing Negro Women : NCNW at 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW

Publishing and Preserving Negro Women's History

3. In the House

Celebrating All Womankind : The Honor Roll

All the World's Welcome : International Visitors

We Serve America, Keep Your Job, Young Women & Employment

4. For the House

Home Runs, Brotherly Love and Bethune Benefit Games

Sing a Song Full of Hope : Concerts for Civil and Human Rights

Jim Crow Sends Stork to DC Street : Committee on Sibley Hospital

Beauty, Health and Delta Sigma Theta

5. Stepping Aside : Bidding Washington Adieu

The Magnificent Dreamer Retires

Dr. Dorothy Ferebee Installed as President

Washington in the Rearview

Appendix: Bethune's Washington Timeline, 1936-1949.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1626190062

9781626190061

OCLC:

840462705

Publisher Number:

99954610295