Daytona Normal and Industrial School
Daytona Normal and industrial School, originally Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls was established in Daytona Beach, Florida by Mary McLeod Bethune in 1904.[1][2] Bethune was active in voter registration and campaigning for women's suffrage. Her school was reportedly threatened by the Ku Klux Klan and she stood vigil to protect it.[3]
| Daytona Normal and Industrial School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
United States | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1904 |
| Founder | Mary McLeod Bethune |
| Gender | Co-ed |
Mary McLeod Bethune with a line of girls from the school in 1905
Girls at the school library circa 1919
The boarding school she established in Daytona Beach initially served five girls and Bethune's son.[4] It became known as Daytona Educational and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls.[5]
In 1916, White Hall, a Georgian Revival architecture brick building was constructed for the school.[2]
In 1919 the school became known as Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute.[5]
References
- "Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute at their barn". Florida Memory.
- "Florida Historic Places - Mary McLeod Bethune Home and White Hall". www.nps.gov.
- "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . People . Mary McLeod Bethune | PBS". www.thirteen.org.
- "Mary McLeod Bethune - Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- "Knowledge Is The Prime Need of the Hour: The Remarkable Life of Mary McLeod Bethune". Black Women Radicals.
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