One Person/Infinite Impacts.
In the past century, there have been many remarkable faces that have shaped the world in which we live in today. Extremely noteworthy, Mary McLeod Bethune greatly influenced the change of racist behaviour towards Negroes. Throughout the 1900′s, Mary opened many “All Black” schools, to ensure that African-Americans had the opportunity to be properly educated. A teacher herself, Bethune truly believed in the paramountcy that education had in positively impacting the lives of youth. As well as creating opportunities for Negro children, Bethune made numerous impacts on American political outcomes. An advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bethune added valuable input to Congress. For example, when Congress said that $100,000 Graduate Training Fund would be cut from budget, Bethune told President Roosevelt: “Think what a terrible tragedy it would be for America, if, by this action by a committee of Congress, Negroes would be deprived of the leadership of skilled and trained members of their race!” The following week, Congress approved the funding for the Graduate Training Program. Recognized for her illustrious contributions, Mary received the Spingarm Medal, awarded by the NAACP in 1935.
Before this assignment, I’d never heard of Mary McLeod Bethune’s valuable contributions. Initially ignorant, this task really showed me how powerful and valuable knowledge can truly be. I now have an underlying appreciation for these true leaders that have made immeasurable impacts on their society.
Wow, great job on the blog. I feel that Rosa Parks and Mary McLeod had a lot in common. As african american women, they both made a change even though it was tough and took a lot of work. Those women stood up for what they believed in and made some of the worng things in this world, right.
Again, reflecting what you said on my blog earlier, it is sad to look back and realize that some people were denied of the right that a lot of us look past. Mary along with Linda from my blog assigment deserve recognition for the work that they did for the Blacks because evidently without their efforts, our schools may not be as mulit-coloured as they are today. Great blog once again !
Great post i really liked it. Its true in what you said that before doing this blog you did not know much about the person you were looking up but, after a while on, getting to now the person and what he or she has done we realise the impact that they have done in their society. They are true heros again great Job
thanks for the comments guys
like I said, I never really knew too much about Mary before this assignemnt, so I really learned lots about the positive impacts she made on society, etc.