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Excerpt from an Early Draft of Mary McLeod Bethune Biography, ca. 1939

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Excerpt from an early draft of a biography about Mary McLeod Bethune that Daniel Williams wrote but never published. The text outlines an experience Bethune had as a child when a white girl named Ellen took a book from Bethune's hands and accused Bethune of being unable to read. Bethune was upset about being unable to read and wished that she could.

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1939 (circa)

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Williams, Daniel Mortimer, 1890-1969

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Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955

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Excerpt from an Early Draft of Mary McLeod Bethune Biography, ca. 1939

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Personal experience narratives

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Williams, Daniel Mortimer, 1890-1969

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M95-2

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1939 (circa)

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Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955

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eng-US

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m95-2_b001_f03_01

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Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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Slavery And Race Relations

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Wilson, Ben

Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955

McLeod, Patsy McIntosh

McLeod, Samuel

McLeod family (Mayesville, S.C.)

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Williams, Daniel Mortimer, 1890-1969. Excerpt from an Early Draft of Mary McLeod Bethune Biography, ca. 1939. 1939 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333805>, accessed 27 September 2024.

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Williams, Daniel Mortimer, 1890-1969. Excerpt from an Early Draft of Mary McLeod Bethune Biography, ca. 1939. 1939 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/333805>

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