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Mary McLeod Bethune and Zora Neale Hurston are two important figures in American history. Both women were born one generation removed from slavery and lived during the time coined as the “indignant generation,” a term Lawrence Jackson (2011) uses to describe the decades between 1934 and 1960. Nestled between the Harlem Renaissance (1918–1937) and the Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968), various African American leaders contributed to academic thought during this tumultuous time in U.S. history. As such, Bethune and Hurston provided groundbreaking perspectives on school desegregation. Though their approaches varied, both women were committed to the plight of Black students. This demonstrates that the road to equity is not a monolith. In this regard, CRS welcomes diversity in thought and embraces a multifaceted approach to dismantling oppressive systems (Wiggan et al., 2022).

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Lessons from Two Florida Women—Zora Neale Hurston and Mary McLeod Bethune: An Examination of Brown vs. Board of Education’s 70th Anniversary and Its Implications for Twenty-First−Century Students

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  • Marcia J. Watson-Vandiver

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Mary McLeod Bethune and Zora Neale Hurston are two important figures in American history. Both women were born one generation removed from slavery and lived during the time coined as the “indignant generation,” a term Lawrence Jackson (2011) uses to describe the decades between 1934 and 1960. Nestled between the Harlem Renaissance (1918–1937) and the Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968), various African American leaders contributed to academic thought during this tumultuous time in U.S. history. As such, Bethune and Hurston provided groundbreaking perspectives on school desegregation. Though their approaches varied, both women were committed to the plight of Black students. This demonstrates that the road to equity is not a monolith. In this regard, CRS welcomes diversity in thought and embraces a multifaceted approach to dismantling oppressive systems (Wiggan et al., 2022).