Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) reading from the Bible, as she did each night before retiring for the evening, in January, 1943, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Bethune-Cookman College, of which she was a founder. (USA)

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Photo by Gordon Parks.

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Size: 1800px × 1200px
Location: Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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