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BETHUNE, Mary McLeod: Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C.
by Robert Berks


Bronze by Robert Berks (Sculptor)
Address: East Capitol & 12th Sts NE Nearest Metro: Eastern Market (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005079 (dcMem ID #230)

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Notice the Emancipation Memorial in the background
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ERECTED
JULY 10, 1974
BY THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC
DOROTHY I. HEIGHT
PRESIDENT
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MARY McLEOD BETHUNE
1875 1955
LET HER WORKS PRAISE HER
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I LEAVE YOU ALSO A DESIRE TO LIVE HARMONIOUSLY WITH YOUR FELLOW MAN
CONFIDENCE IN ONE ANOTHER. I LEAVE YOU A THIRST FOR EDUCATION. I LEAVE YOU
A RESPECT FOR THE USE OF POWER. I LEAVE YOU FAITH. I LEAVE YOU RACIAL DIGNITY.
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Berks
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