Rep. Alma Adams

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

She was an advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt and a good friend to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and Bethune used that friendship and influence to advance the cause of African Americans. She founded numerous organizations for the welfare of Black America, including @UNCF. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 20, 2023

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Rep. Alma Adams @RepAdams

Bethune was born in South Carolina in 1875, and educated at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, NC, but first came to prominence in Florida when she started a school for Black girls. Known as "The First Lady of The Struggle," she was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 20, 2023

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Eventually, the school in Daytona Beach merged with a school for boys and became a college bearing Bethune’s name. In 2007, the institution adopted the name it is known by now: Bethune–Cookman University. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 20, 2023