On July 13, 2022, under the leadership of the Researcher and Reference Services Division (RRS), the Library of Congress (LOC) exhibited selected resources, from the Library’s collections, documenting the life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), the educator, civil rights leader, advisor to presidents, government official, woman suffragist, founder of national Black women’s organizations, and national and world leader. The exhibition celebrated the July 13, 2022 unveiling of the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune statue in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. The statue is the creation of Master Sculptor Nilda Comas.

Participating LOC divisions and cooperating government and corporate entities included: the General Collections (Researcher and Reference Services Division); Manuscript Division; Prints and Photographs Division; Newspaper and Periodicals Division; Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division; the National Park Service’s National Archives for Black Women's History provided more than 250 images of Dr. Bethune; and, the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) granted the Library permission to download and share the NBC recordings of interviews with Dr. Bethune for use by Master Sculptor Nilda Comas.