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Her name was Mary McLeod Bethune. Born in 1875, fifteenth child out of seventeen, from a small corner of South Carolina, surrounded by cotton fields and endless work. Her mom—who used to be enslaved—scraped every penny she could to keep the family going. They barely had enough half the time. But Mary had this thing burning inside her, she was starved for something bigger: knowledge. Mary faced roadblocks everywhere she turned, and schools were not accessible for young Black g