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The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the leadership traits of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, an African-American woman of history, using the servant leadership theory developed by Robert K. Greenberg and the ten characteristics of servant leadership as conceived by Larry C. Spears.

This article presents Mary McLeod Bethune’s educational philosophy and demonstrates the significance of historic ideas to contemporary research agendas. Bethune is usually recognized as an administrator or political figure; in this article, the author situates her as a scholar with clear and applicable ideas about educational research. Bethune’s work suggests that scholars should produce research with four tenants in mind: cultural heritage, Christian morality, democratic civ

In early 2018, Florida newspapers ran headlines reading, “Bethune Statue to Replace Confederate General in U. S. State Capitol.” A national push to remove Confederate monuments followed the Charlottesville, Virginia, city council’s decision to put tarps on statues of Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson while the nation mourned in the wake of activist Heather Heyer’s tragic murder while protesting a white supremacist rally. After the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapoli