• Council House Front Door

    Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

    National Historic Site DC

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May 24, 2011
Memorial Day Observance at Logan Circle Park
A Memorial Day Observance to pay tribute to General John A. Logan, founder of Memorial Day and to honor the efforts of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to the colored men and women troops during World War I and II.

March 10, 2011
National Capital Parks-East to Host Open House
National Capital Parks-East to Host Open House

March 05, 2011
National Park Service Recognizes Womens History Month
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House and Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Sites will recognize Women’s History Month through the following events tailored to the National Women’s History Month theme “Our History is Our Strength.”

Did You Know?

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

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.