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Local historian to speak at the Ormond Beach library about Mary McLeod Bethune's school

'The Stunning Ascent of Mary McLeod Bethune’s Daytona School 1904-1926' will be presented by Professor Leonard Lempel.

  • By Friends of the Ormond Beach Library
  • | 9:00 a.m. January 25, 2025
The Ormond Beach Regional Library. File photo
The Ormond Beach Regional Library. File photo
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Leonard Lempel, historian and educator, will present a program titled “The Stunning Ascent of Mary McLeod Bethune’s Daytona School 1904-1926” at 2 p.m. on Feb. 19, at the Ormond Beach Library auditorium.

Leonard Lempel, historian and educator. Courtesy photo

With $1 and 50 cents, Mary McLeod Bethune opened the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls in 1904. During the first two years, enrollment grew to 250 female students. Lempel will explore the reasons for the school’s explosive growth despite intense racial prejudice that typified the era. 

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ormond Beach Library and is open to the public.

 

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