Glossary Term – Event
Bethune-Cookman College founded
Black educator Mary McCleod Bethune founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls, later known as Bethune-Cookman College, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Glossary Term – Organization
Black Cabinet
The Black Cabinet was the semi-official racial-affairs advisory committee of the Roosevelt administration. Organized in 1936 and led by Mary McLeod Bethune, the Black Cabinet was composed of African American members of Roosevelt’s administration and created to represent and address the rights and needs of black citizens.