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''Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial'' is a bronze statue of Mary McLeod Bethune, by Robert Berks.〔("Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, (sculpture)" ). ''SIRIS''〕 It is located in Lincoln Park, at East Capitol Street and 12th Street N.E. Washington, D.C.〔(BETHUNE, Mary McLeod: Memorial at Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. by Robert Berks located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area )〕 The inscription reads: (Front bottom of Bethune's dress:) (copyright symbol) 73 Berks (Front of base:) MARY McLEOD BETHUNE 1875 1955 (Front of base, in script:) Let her works praise her (Bronze plaque, front of base:) ERECTED JULY 10, 1974 BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC. DOROTHY I. HEIGHT PRESIDENT (Bronze plaque running around sides of base:) I LEAVE YOU LOVE. I LEAVE YOU HOPE. I LEAVE YOU THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING 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. I LEAVE YOU A DESIRE TO LIVE HARMONIOUSLY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEN. I LEAVE YOU FINALLY, A RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. Mary McLeod Bethune (in script) ==See also== * List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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