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| Mary McLeod Bethune | |
Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World by Mary McLeod Bethune, Audrey Thomas McCluskey (Editor), Elaine M. SmithMary McLeod was the daughter of former slaves. She graduated from Scotia Seminary (now Barber-Scotia College) in Concord, North Carolina, in 1893 and from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago in 1895. Marriage, teaching and numerous educational accomplishments led her to be appointed administrative assistant for Negro affairs (a title changed in 1939 to director of the division of Negro affairs) of the National Youth Administration by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a post she held until 1944. During this period she founded the National Council of Negro Women and she was vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She was an adviser on minority affairs to Roosevelt and assisted the secretary of war in selecting officer candidates for the U.S. Women's Army Corps (WAC). Enough? Not for Mary McLeod Bethune! |
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| James Francis Byrnes | |
Sly and Able: A Political Biography of James F. Byrnes by David RobertsonKnown during World War II as "assistant president for domestic affairs," meet James F. Byrnes, self-taught lawyer, a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Brain Trust," and supreme court justice. |
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The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion by Noel Bertram Gerson One of the most fascinating figures of the American Revolution, General Francis Marion slipped in and out of the Carolina swamps to strike sudden, devastating blows against the British. In the fall of 1999, Mel Gibson began production on his new movie, The Patriot. Everyone in South Carolina is anxious to see if Mel will do for Francis Marion, one of their favorite sons, what he did for William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in Braveheart. |
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The Revolutionary Swamp Fox by Idella BodieThe childhood, military service and accomplishments of the Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox. Born in Winyah, South Carolina in 1732, Francis Marion rose to become one of the most interesting characters of the Revolutionary War. His bold raids and legendary surprise attacks on British forces earned him the recognition of Congress and the appointment of Brigadier General. For readers 4-8 years old. |
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