Exhibition

Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s Activism

Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism explores renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) and other Black women social change agents, past and present. 

Featuring 75 images, 35 artifacts, a multimedia film, an interactive engagement, and an eight-foot-tall plaster sculpture of Mary McLeod Bethune, this gallery illuminates connections across time to Black women changemakers who continue Mary McLeod Bethune's social justice legacy. 

On View At

Exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture with a wide lawn in front
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives, and how it helped us shape this nation.
Location
Washington, DC
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday
12 to 5:30 p.m. Monday