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Mary McLeod Bethune wearing the Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa medal.

Did You Know?
In 1949, President Harry S Truman appointed Mary McLeod Bethune as a United States Representative to the second inauguration of President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, West Africa. She was awarded Liberia's most prestigious award, the Commander of the Order of the Star of Africa.
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