Mary McLeod Bethune, renowned educator and civil rights leader, was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP for her outstanding achievements in education and public service. As the founder and president of Bethune-Cookman College, and a national advocate for African American rights and women’s empowerment, Bethune played a pivotal role in shaping Black education and political representation. She later served as an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was the highest-ranking African American woman in government at the time.
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