# Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

        A groundbreaking monument in Lincoln Park, this was the first statue of an African American leader and an American woman in Washington, D.C.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Public art
        - Best for: history, photography, solo_travel, quick_stop, architecture
        - Address: Lincoln Park, East Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20003
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/mary-mcleod-bethune-memorial/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [50th anniversary of Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park](https://www.nps.gov/nace/learn/news/50th-anniversary-of-mary-mcleod-bethune-memorial-in-lincoln-park.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [A Monument to a Monument: The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial](https://www.nps.gov/mamc/learn/historyculture/a-monument-to-a-monument-the-mary-mcleod-bethune-memorial.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site](https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/mary-mcleod-bethune-council-house/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Lincoln Park - Washington DC](https://washington.org/find-dc-listings/mary-mcleod-bethune-statue-lincoln-park); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Forces for Change | National Museum of African American History and Culture](https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/making-way-out-no-way/forces-change); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Mary McLeod Bethune Birthday Celebration - ASALH](https://asalh.org/calendar/mary-mcleod-bethune-birthday-celebration/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

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        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/mary-mcleod-bethune-memorial.evidence.json
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