BETHUNE, Mary McLeod: Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. by Robert Berks located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

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BETHUNE, Mary McLeod: Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. by Robert Berks located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., by Robert Berks honors the educator and civil rights leader who founded Bethune-Cookman College and the National Council of Negro Women. Erected in 1974, it is the city's first memorial dedicated to an African American leader. The bronze sculpture depicts Bethune handing her legacy to children, symbolizing hope and education. The memorial is located in the Capitol Hill area near the Emancipation Memorial.