Day 197: W.E.B. DuBois and Mary White Ovington were a major part of the campaign for racial equality. Both played critical roles in the NAACP and guided its policies and programs.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEB_DuBois

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_White_Ovington

The Extra Mile: www.extramile.us/honorees/ovingtondubois.cfm

The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, dedicated to the spirit of service in America, is a series of bas-relief medallions in the sidewalk forming a one-mile walking path that begins at the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, goes north on 15th to G Street and continues right on G Street. The privately funded initiative of the Points of Light Institute debuted in 2005 with twenty initial honorees, each of whom is memorialized with a likeness and a brief biography, cast in bronze. he line of markers will eventually go to 11th Street, head south for a block to F Street, west along F Street to 15th and back to the beginning, when future honorees are selected by a nine-member panel.

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) was inducted to the Extra Mile on October 14, 2005. Led by his desire to secure a better quality of life for migrant farm workers, Chavez helped found the United Farm Workers of America, the first effective farm workers' union in the United States. Under his leadership of nonviolent protest, the UFW was able to secure improved wages and benefits, more humane living and working conditions, and better job security for some of the poorest workers in America.

The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, dedicated to the spirit of service in America, is a series of bas-relief medallions in the sidewalk forming a one-mile walking path that begins at the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, goes north on 15th to G Street and continues right on G Street. The privately funded initiative of the Points of Light Institute debuted in 2005 with twenty initial honorees, each of whom is memorialized with a likeness and a brief biography, cast in bronze. he line of markers will eventually go to 11th Street, head south for a block to F Street, west along F Street to 15th and back to the beginning, when future honorees are selected by a nine-member panel.

William Edwin Hall (1876-1961) was inducted to the Extra Mile on October 14, 2005. Hall founded and served as the upaid president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for nearly four decades. Sacrificing personal his time and personal assets, Hall kept the nascent organization solvent. Through his leadership, it grew to become one of America's preeminent charities, offering children a safe harbor from temptation and teaching them to become productive, responsible and caring citizens.

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The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, dedicated to the spirit of service in America, is a series of bas-relief medallions in the sidewalk forming a one-mile walking path that begins at the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, goes north on 15th to G Street and continues right on G Street. The privately funded initiative of the Points of Light Institute debuted in 2005 with twenty initial honorees, each of whom is memorialized with a likeness and a brief biography, cast in bronze. he line of markers will eventually go to 11th Street, head south for a block to F Street, west along F Street to 15th and back to the beginning, when future honorees are selected by a nine-member panel.

Ballington Booth (1967-1940) and Maud Ballington booth, born Maud Charlestown (1865-1948) were inducted to the Extra Mile on October 14, 2005. The Booth's founded Volunteers of America in 1896 with the mission to reach and uplift all people. Their vision lives on in a national organization that provides services to help children, the elderly, people with disabilities, the homeless, and others in need.