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Mary McLeod Bethune the Pan-Africanist / Ashley Robertson Preston.

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"Broadening the familiar view of Mary McLeod Bethune as an advocate for racial and gender equality within the United States, this book highlights Bethune's global activism and her connections throughout the African diaspora"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preston, Ashley Robertson (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2023]
Subjects:
Bethune, Mary McLeod, > 1875-1955.
African American women teachers > United States > 20th century > Biography.
African American philanthropists > United States > 20th century > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > 20th century > Biography.
Pan-Africanism.
Enseignantes noires américaines > États-Unis > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Panafricanisme.
HISTORY / African American & Black.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)
Bethune, Mary McLeod, > 1875-1955
Pan-Africanism
African American philanthropists
African American women teachers
Civil rights workers
United States
1900-1999
Biographies
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Honoring the Africa within her
  • Southern roots and evolving African identity in Bethune's early life
  • Global citizenship and the influence of the Black clubwomen's movement
  • The founding and internationalizing of the National Council of Negro Women
  • World War II and the challenge of decolonization
  • National Council of Negro Women's postwar leadership abroad
  • Bethune advances her global agenda beyond retirement
  • The legacy continues
  • Conclusion.

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