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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Washington, DC
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and served as Mary McLeod Bethune's last home in Washington, D.C. It chronicles her work as an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that Black communities lacked investment in learning. HBCUs and freedom schools existed before many white institutions.
Sources
National Park Service
Before & After This Era
← Before · Reconstruction
→ After · Great Migration
Sites in Conversation
"Shared theme: Education & Civil Rights"
"Shared theme: Education & Civil Rights"
"Shared theme: Education & Civil Rights"