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  • Today in Florida History July 10, 1875 – Author, educator, and African American Civil Rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville South Carolina on this date. The 15th child of former slaves, Bethune knew from a young age that education was the key to success. She attended Scotia Seminary School, and the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Bethune moved to Palatka Florida in 1899 and began teaching. She moved to...Read more
 

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