THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE / SHIRLEY CHISOLM
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MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE understood the importance of education for all people. In an era when most African American children received little or no education, she established a school for African American girls. In 1904, she rented a two-story frame building in Daytona Beach, Florida and opened her school with only $1.50, six pupils, used crates for desks and crushed elderberries for ink. She built this tiny school into United Methodist Church affiliated Bethune-Cookman University. During her long career, she received many honorary degrees and awards. Mary McLeod Bethune set a standard of excellence for the education of African Americans and she achieved her dreams through her own determination and strong faith in herself.
SHIRLEY CHISOLM, born 1924 in Brooklyn, N.Y. is the first Black Woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the first to campaign for the Presidency. She was an outspoken advocate for women and Africans during the seven terms she served in the House. Her legacy of political and social activism laid the foundation for the rise of women and Africans in American politics. In this inspiring program, Shirley Chisolm emerges as a charismatic leader and social reformer that achieved positive change in American politics and society for future generations.
Total Run Time: 70 minutes
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