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Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled in Jersey City

Officials unveiled a 10-foot statue of Black educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune on Saturday. The statue sits at Bethune Park in Bergen-Lafayette, which opened in August. The bronze statue was created by local artist Alvin Pettit. It was placed at the park’s main entrance as a focal point of the new park […]

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