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Multiculturalism + Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary
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The Boy Scouts was founded by American businessman William Boyce on February 8, 1910, and celebrates its centennial in 2010. An estimated 112 million boys have participated in this youth organization since its inception.
How did Boy Scouts contribute to the war effort during World War I?
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Subject Heading(s):
Anniversaries; Boy Scouts (both by date)
Subject Tree:
KIDS CORNER: Clubs (by date)
Keyword(s):
"Boy Scouts" (by date)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Boy Scouts Prepare for Second Century," Chicago Tribune, December 24, 2009
Answer:
During World War I, Boy Scouts sold bonds and planted war gardens.
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Philosopher Alain L. Locke, born in Philadelphia in 1885, boasted many intellectual accomplishments: he attended Harvard University as an undergraduate student, was the first African-American student to be a Rhodes Scholar, and was a Howard University Professor of Philosophy until his death in 1954.
Locke's many writings celebrated "cultural pluralism," which has evolved into what contemporary concept?
A. cultural relativism
B. ethnocentrism
C. global justice
D. multiculturalism
Article(s) | Site(s):
"'Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher': A Fine First Biography of Thinker Alain Locke
Answer:
D. Multiculturalism
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1913-30: Harlem, 1913-30
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