The right to vote was passed and placed in the bill of rights (15th amendment) in 1870 part of the reconstruction era. So during 1960's during the civil rights movement the right to vote was not one of their goals because it was already in effect for African Americans to vote.
JFK was the first former scout to be President. Gerald Ford was the first and only Eagle Scout to be president. Bill Clinton and GW Bush were cub scouts. Since the inception of scouting in 1910 nearly all of the presidents have had some realtionship to scouting, often as adult leaders.
Guion Bluford, first African-American in space, is an Eagle Scout. February 16, 2017 Bryan Wendell Eagle Scout, Famous People 9. Long before becoming a barrier-breaking astronaut, Guion Bluford was a pretty typical American boy. He had a paper route, loved playing table tennis and was a Boy Scout, eventually earning Scoutingâs highest honor: the Eagle Scout award. Few couldâve guessed that some day this Eagle Scout would become the first African-American in space. In celebration of Black History Month, letâs look at Blufordâs remarkable story.