An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

She also started referring to her students as black roses. The stack of books at Bethune's feet on the base of the statue were added partly to balance the weight of the marble sculpture. Each book is ...

books and photographs. His older siblings had some years with their great-grandmother before she passed away, but they're part of a shrinking generation with direct memories of Mary McLeod Bethune.