For more than 95 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well.
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) today has approximately 425,000 members. In 1916, a new field secretary, James Weldon Johnson, began expanding the organizationâs membership in the South.
July 1, 1893: Walter Francis White, head of the NAACP for more than 20 years, is born. In the last few weeks, Rachel Dolezalâthe Spokane, Wash., NAACP leader who recently left her post after being outed as white though saying that she identified as blackâled many to examine the relationship between skin color and racial-justice activism.