Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women Pursuing a True and Unfettered Democracy; For the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, National Historic Site, National Park Service (Classic Reprint)
2017 · 386 pages
2017 · 386 pages
Excerpt from Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women: Pursuing a True and Unfettered Democracy; For the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, National Historic Site, National Park Service Use of such rich primary sources undergirds this investigation, which is to provide a historical framework for future interpretive and cultural resource management efforts. Viewed from the angle of Washington, it is organized into two divisions: one roughly predates Mary Bethune's establishment of a ncnw headquarters building; the other postdates it. First, however, the ncnw Founder is presented in the Introduction, Uncommon Woman, especially in relation to the council, that organization of women's organizations. In part One, Becoming a Compelling Presence: the New Deal and Beyond, two chapters focus on ncnw history March Towards Empowerment, discusses the creation of the council, carrying the story to its first nationally recognized milestone, a White House Conference; and Hallmarks of Growth and Relevancy takes it into the World War H period. The other chapter, Womanist Leader in Government, emphasizes Bethune's leadership for youth and all black America. It informs other chapters by revealing a basis for her ability to hold the sometimes fractious National Council together and promote its agenda. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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