1. Mary McLeod Bethune
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2. What was Mary working for?
the right to work
African American’s youth educational opportunities
women’s suffrage
Slavery

3. When Mary was a child, white children told her she could not ______
When Mary was a child, white children told her she could not ______. This made Mary very determined to learn how to ______.

4. Why did Mary pick Daytona Beach to be the location for her new school?
She liked the beach.
There was a large African American population and not enough schools.
It was a random pick.
A friend told her to open the school there.

5. What does the word segregation mean?

6. Why did Mary become a teacher?
she had always dreamed of being a teacher.
She was forced to be a teacher.
She wanted to help people and because she could not be a missionary she thought teaching would allow her to help others still.
She was not a teacher.

7. What president did Bethune work closely with on projects to help African Americans?
Barack Obama
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln

8. What were two obstacles Bethune had to overcome to become successful in her beliefs?
Obstacle 1 Obstacle 2

9. How did Bethune’s diligence as a teacher and leader help future Americans?

10. Character Traits
Tell what each trait means and how Anthony illustrated the trait.
Diligence:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cooperation:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Character Traits
Leadership:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Courage:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Mapping Bethune
Color in the state that Bethune was born in, the state she moved to start her new school in, and where she work with Franklin Roosevelt.

13. STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!!
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