Daytona Normal and Industrial School
| Daytona Normal and Industrial School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
United States | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1904 |
| Founder | Mary McLeod Bethune |
| Gender | Co-ed |
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]
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]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute at their barn". Florida Memory.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Knowledge Is The Prime Need of the Hour: The Remarkable Life of Mary McLeod Bethune". Black Women Radicals.