(EDUCATION.) BETHUNE, MARY MCLEOD. I leave you love, I leave you hope, I leave you the challenge of developing one another. . . Plaster cast plaque, 13-1/2 inches square, covered with gilt paint, with a one inch wide "frame" of plaster as part of the piece; a few chips to the back, not affecting the image of Ms. Bethune, holding the hands of two young children. Unsigned, but dated 1955. Np, 1955
A lovely piece of folk art celebrating the life of this great educator and civil rights advocate. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University. She was also an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born to ex-slaves in South Carolina, Bethune was forced to work in the cotton fields at age five. At about the same age, she took an early interest in her own education. With the help of benefactors, Bethune attended college hoping to become a missionary in Africa. When that did not materialize, she started a school for African-American girls in Daytona Beach. From six students it grew and merged with an institute for African-American boys, eventually became the Bethune-Cookman School.
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