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Section
Military
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Curation Date
2-2014
Photo Source
Accession Number in UK Libraries Special Collections
2007av036 \ box 2, folder 5, item 25 \ 1924
Keywords
Black History Month, American Woodmen Uniform Ranks
Description
4th District Encampment at Camp Nicholas Biddle, Louisville, KY
American Woodmen - benevolent organization, 1901-1994
The American Woodmen started as a white organization in Colorado in 1901, but became a black organization in 1910, founded by Cassius M. White and Granville W. Norman, both from Austin, TX [source: "History of American Woodmen - the Supreme Camp of the American Woodmen (AWSC)" in Fraternal Organizations by Alvin J. Schmidt]. Members were from 16 states (including Kentucky). Read more