Program from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

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Program from the 1974 dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC. The program consists of four pages printed on a single page of heavy card stock, folded in half on its longer side. The card stock is cream colored and all print is blue. The cover features an image of the memorial on its upper half with the words [Theme: Live the Legacy] directly below. The bottom half of the cover contains the text [DEDICATION CEREMONIES / of the / Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial / LINCOLN PARK / WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / JULY 10, 1974]. The left page of the program's interior shows a photograph of Bethune seen from the shoulders up, with the United States Capitol dome visible behind her. To the right of the photograph is a quote from Bethune's "Last Will and Testament" prayer/poem. Below the photograph and quote is a short biography of Bethune's life.

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