Bethune NHS

Welcome to the official Twitter feed for the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site part of @NatlParkService. RT/follow is not an endorsement.

[Woodson NHS @WoodsonNHS]

Join us next Sat., 12/13/25 @ 2pm as we celebrate the 150th Bday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson! #CarterGWoodson #BlackHistory @ASALH @DunbarHSDC @NatlParkService

[ASALH @ASALH]

Today we honor our founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson—visionary historian, educator, & architect of Blk History Month. ✊🏾📚

On this #ASALHFoundersDay, we recommit to preserve, promote, and share the history and culture of people of African descent. Our story IS America’s story. 🇺🇸🖤

[Frederick Douglass @FredDouglassNPS]

🌟 It's that time of year again! 🌟

Announcing the 2025 Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest!!! Be like Frederick Douglass, become an orator and recite one of his famous speeches!

[AFRO News afro.com @afronews]

An enthusiastic group of supporters attended the 150th birthday celebration for #civilrights activist #MaryMcLeodBethune, featuring a keynote address, music, a spoken word presentation, and a wreath laying ceremony led by #NPS officials. https://t.co/LIvVTnU2YW

[Close Up Washington @CloseUp_DC]

We want to extend our deepest thanks to the @NatlParkService staff at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House and Frederick Douglass National Historic Site for their exceptional guidance during our Teacher Program electives this year!

[Amherstburg Freedom @Aburgfreedom]

#OTD, July 10, 1875 Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, organizer, college founder, and civil rights activist, was born near Mayesville, South Carolina. In 1954 Bethune spoke at Windsor's Emancipation festivities. Photo with Women's Committee incl. many Hour-A-Day Study Club members.)

[FDR Library @FDRLibrary]

Happy birthday to Mary McLeod Bethune!

See this letter from Bethune to Eleanor Roosevelt, and much more on display in our current exhibition "SIGNATURE MOMENTS: Letters From the Famous, the Infamous, and Everyday Americans." Open through July 7, 2026.

#FDRSignatureMoments

[S.C. Department of Education @EducationSC]

📜 We’re celebrating South Carolina’s history makers and introducing them to today’s students! Meet the first hero in our Palmetto Civics Project “Palmetto Pioneer” series: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

[Ashley Robertson Preston, Ph.D. @DrPreston1913]

On Mrs. Bethune's 150th birthday I am deeply hopeful because studying her work and imparting the lessons of her life is more important than ever. #MaryMcLeodBethune #NCNW

[National Women's History Museum @womenshistory]

Born #OnThisDay in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents, #MaryMcLeodBethune became one of the most important Black educators, civil and women’s rights leaders, and government officials of the 20th century. Learn more about this trailblazer: https://t.co/vnqwZfxMII

[US Capitol Historical Society @CapitolHistory]

#OTD in #history 1875, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born. Though her parents were once enslaved, Bethune became a chief advisor to FDR & an influential champion of racial & gender equity. In 2022, she became the 1st African American & 10th woman honored in #Congress' Statuary Hall

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina. Bethune dedicated her life to uplifting Black girls by establishing institutions including The Dayton Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, and The National Council of Negro Women.

[James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn]

Mary McLeod Bethune—a civil rights icon, educator, advisor to President FDR, and native of Sumter, SC—was born 150 years ago today.

Founder of the National Council of Negro Woman and Bethune-Cookman University, Bethune dedicated her life to educating and empowering women of African descent.

She was my mother's hero, and I've spent years spreading the word of how amazing this woman was.

In 1976, I spoke at her portrait unveiling ceremony at the South Carolina State House.

In 2022, nearly 50 years later, I was honored to help unveil a statue of Bethune in the U.S. Capitol, the first Black American to represent a state in Statuary Hall.

[A Soldier’s Life @CCLLC2008]

Womens History Month kickoff @BethuneNHS
with a lecture about patriot and Hon. General Mary McCleod Bethune, PhD, Women’s Army for National Defense & a special asst. to the Secretary of War for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACs) and catalyst for the Six Triple Eight.

[Netflix @netflix]

Susan Sarandon as Eleanor Roosevelt. Oprah Winfrey as Mary McLeod Bethune.

The Six Triple Eight is now playing.

[Woodson NHS @WoodsonNHS]

Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson was born 149 years ago today in New Canton, Virginia. Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳

[Woodson NHS @WoodsonNHS]

Join us next Sat., 12/14/24 @ 2pm as we celebrate the 149th Bday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson! #CarterGWoodson #BlackHistory @ASALH @DunbarHSDC @NatlParkService

[Ashley Robertson Preston, Ph.D. @DrPreston1913]

Last week Howard University & Brown University students visited @BethuneNHS , Bethune Statues in Lincoln Park & Statuary Hall at the Capitol. This experiential learning trip was a part of the Bethune Colloquium, a course that is co-taught by @nrookie and myself. 📸: Reinah McNeil

[Ashley Robertson Preston, Ph.D. @DrPreston1913]

My new Carter G. Woodson mug that I purchased from @BethuneNHS 🥰 Be sure to check out the gift shop when you visit!

[Ashley Robertson Preston, Ph.D. @DrPreston1913]

Today @HowardU and @BrownUniversity students are visiting the @BethuneNHS, the Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park and in Statuary Hall at the @CapitolHistory @visitthecapitol . This trip is a part of the Mary McLeod Bethune Colloquium which is co-taught between @nrookie and myself.