Mary McLeod Bethune.
Mary McLeod Bethune, One Of America's Greatest Educators And Activists, Died On May 18, 1955.
The Daughter Of Former Slaves (Samuel And Patsy McLeod), Mary Bethune Was Born July 10, 1875, In Mayesville, South Carolina. She Was One Of 17 Children.
Growing Up She Worked In The Cotton Fields Of South Carolina. She Eventually Made Her Way Through College (Scotia Seminary, Near Concord, NC), Got Married (To Albertus Bethune) And Had A Son.
Mary McLeod Bethune Would Go On To Become One Of The Most Influential And Important African Americans In History.
In 1904, With Only a $1.50 To Invest, She Built Daytona Normal And Industrial School For Negro Girls. The Original Four-Room Schoolhouse Was Built On A Garbage Dump. After Merging With The Cookman Institute For Men In 1923, Bethune-Cookman College Became One Of The Finest Institutions Of Higher Learning In The Country. Bethune Served As The School's President From 1904-1942.
Bethune Was Known As "America's First Black Lady," And Served Regularly As An Advisor To Presidents. She Worked With Herbert Hoover On Child Health Issues And With Franklin D. Roosevelt On Youth And Minority Affairs. She Was Harry S. Truman's Personal Representative At The Inauguration Ceremony Of The President Of Liberia.
In 1935, Bethune Founded, And Was The First President Of, The National Council Of Negro Women.
She Died Of A Heart Attack In 1955. In 1974, The $400,000 Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Was Unveiled In Washington DC's Lincoln Park. The Inscription Was Taken From Her Own Words:
"I leave you love, I leave you hope, I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you respect for the uses of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity."
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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Minister Louis Farrakhan
On May 11, 1933, Louis Eugene Walcott Was Born In The Bronx, New York. He Would Later Be Known To The World As Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Farrakhan Was Reared In Roxbury, Massachusetts. As A Child He Received Violin Training And Became Very Adept At Playing The Instrument. He Won National Competitions And Was One Of The First African Americans To Appear On The Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.
During The 1950's Farrakhan Was A Budding Calypso Singer, Recording Albums Under The Name, "The Charmer."It Was Also During This Time That He Was Introduced To The Teachings Of The Nation Of Islam (NOI).He Was Converted To Islam By Malcolm X And Joined The NOI In 1955. After Malcolm Broke With The The Nation Of Islam, Farrakhan Became Minister Of The Harlem Temple, And Eventually, The National Representative For Elijah Muhammad.
Dissatisfied With The Change Of Direction And Philosophy Of The NOI Following The Death Of Elijah Muhammad, Farrakhan Split From The Nation Of Islam. In 1977 He To Formed A New Movement, Final Call To The Nation Of Islam.
The New Organization's Tenants More Closely Resembled Those Established By Elijah Muhammad During His Reign As Leader Of The Black Muslims. Farrakhan Continued To Be Critical Of America's Treatment Of Black People And Continued The Preach For Black Economic Power And Self-Determination.
In 1995, He, Along With Other Black Leaders Such As Al Sharpton And Barack Obama, Helped Lead The Million Man March, An Event That Brought Together Black Men For Spiritual Revitalization, Washington, DC.
Despite Being Denounced By Some As "Anti--White" And "Anti-Semitic," Minister Louis Farrakhan Continues To A Powerful Voice For Many Black Americans, In And Outside The Black Muslim Movement.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Minister Farrakhan On 60 Minutes (2008)
Minister Louis Farrakhan Speaks At "WE COUNT (2010)" - Pt. 1
Minister Louis Farrakhan Speaks At 'WE COUNT (2010)" - Pt. 2
Minister Louis Farrakhan Speaks At "WE COUNT (2010)" - Pt. 3
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James Farmer
CORE Co-Founder
Thirteen Members Of The Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE) Set Out On A Bus Ride From Washington, DC To New Orleans, On May 4, 1961.
The Civil Rights Activists Were Testing A 1960 Supreme Court Ruling That Expanded Anti-Discrimination Laws Covering Interstate Travel To Include Facilities Used By Travelers.
The Freedom Riders Entered Segregated Terminals, Waiting Rooms, Rest Rooms And Restaurants. They Were Harassed, Beaten And Arrested.
In Alabama, A White Mob Set Fire To The Lead Bus That The Freedom Riders Were Using. Twelve Activists Were Hospitalized. The Bus Was Destroyed.
By The Time They Were Arrested In Jackson, Mississippi, The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) And Nashville Student Movement Had Recruited And Prepared Over 300 Freedom Riders To Fill The Mississippi Jails. The NAACP Assisted In The Effort By Providing Legal Defense For The Activists.
CORE Was Founded By A Group Of Interracial Students, On The Campus Of The University Of Chicago, In 1942. The Group's Aim Was To Use Nonviolent/Ghandian Tactics To Fight Segregation.
Founding Members Included James L. Farmer, Jr., George Houser And Bernice Fisher. Bayard Rustin, Roy Innis And Murdered Civil Rights Activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman And Michael Schwerner Are Among The More Famous Names Affiliated With CORE Over The Years.
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