Mary McLeod Bethune
(1875-1955)

African-American Civil Rights Leader & Educator
National Women's Hall of Fame

birthdate: July 10
birthplace:
Mayesville, South Carolina

QUOTES

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it may be a diamond in the rough.

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.

I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

I plunged into the job of creating something from nothing . . . Though I hadn't a penny left, I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a living God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.

 

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