Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune was an amazing educator. She was known for starting a private school for African American students with just a $1.50. Though finances were always an issue she did not let that stop her from figuring out creative ways to teach her students in order to give them a good education. She also founded the Bethune Cookman College which still exists today. Bethune believed that education was the key to racial advancement. Not only was Mary an educator, but she also was a civil rights activist. During the Presidency of Roosevelt she became his advisor of minority affairs. Through this role she was able to influence the civil rights movement of African Americans across the country.