"I shall be glad, indeed, when we can found a nation in Africa where our children can grow up free and untrammeled from prejudice." (Henrietta Vinton Davis, January 14, 1922)

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) worked tirelessly for the economic advancement of African Americans, and especially for the empowerment of black women and youth. Her "combination of deference,…

“Work. Support thyself. To thine own powers appeal.” (Motto of the National Training School for Women and Girls)

“Hardly anything of significance to Washington – and most particularly to black Washington – came to fruition without Billy Simpson’s significant – albeit non-public – role in it.”