Mary McLeod Bethune Biography

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Where did Mary McLeod Bethune open a school for Black girls in 1904?

  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Memphis, Tennessee
  • Daytona Beach, Florida (correct)

In which year did the school for Black girls in Daytona Beach, Florida become a coeducational college?

  • 1940
  • 1935
  • 1910
  • 1923 (correct)

What was Mary McLeod Bethune's role from 1935 to 1944 in the National Youth Administration (NYA)?

  • President of the NYA
  • Special adviser on minority affairs
  • Head of Nondiscrimination Policies
  • Director of the Division of Negro Affairs (correct)

Where was Mary McLeod Bethune born?

<p>Mayesville, South Carolina (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What organization did Mary McLeod Bethune found in 1935?

<p>National Council of Negro Women (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

With whom did Mary McLeod Bethune work to create the Federal Council on Colored Affairs?

<p>Franklin D. Roosevelt (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the flagship journal established by Mary McLeod Bethune's organization?

<p>Aframerican Women's Journal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Mary McLeod Bethune start a private school for African-American students?

<p>Daytona Beach, Florida (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What nickname was given to Mary McLeod Bethune by the Black Press?

<p>The First Lady of Negro America (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which city did Mary McLeod Bethune open a school for African American girls?

<p>Daytona Beach, Florida (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did Mary McLeod Bethune play in Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential campaign?

<p>She was part of his 'Black Cabinet' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mary McLeod Bethune hope to become after attending college?

<p>A missionary in Africa (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization did Mary McLeod Bethune hold a leadership position in, founded by Alice Throckmorton McLean?

<p>American Women's Voluntary Services (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Mary McLeod Bethune's role in the college from 1923 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1947?

<p>President (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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