Requirements February 1979 until July 1995

Pick two different groups. The groups can be racial, cultural, national, or ethnic groups. Use these groups to meet requirements 1, 2, and 3.

1. Do TWO of the following, choosing a different group for each:

(a) Go to a festival, celebration, or other event identified with one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn.

(b) Go to a church, clubhouse, school, or other institution identified with one of the groups. Report on what you see and learn.

(c) Talk with a person from one of the groups about the heritage and traditions of the group. Report on what you learn.

(d) Learn a song or dance or poem or story which is traditional to one group, and teach it to a group of your friends.

(e) Go to a library or museum, to see a program or exhibit featuring one group’s traditions. Report on what you see and learn.

2. Imagine that one of the groups had always lived alone in a city or country to which no other groups ever came. Tell what you think the city or country might be like today. Now tell what you think it might be like if both groups lived there at the same time.

3. Tell about some differences between the religious and social customs of the two groups. Tell about some ideas, or ways of doing things, which are almost the same with both groups.

4. Tell about a contribution made to our country by three different people, each from a different background such as black American, white American, native American, Hispanic American, Asian American, or any other background of your choosing.

5. Do one of the following:

(a) Give a talk to your troop or school class on how people from different groups have gotten along together. Lead a discussion on what can be done to help various groups understand one another better.

(b) Tell about some achievements and some problems of the United Nations caused by people of many cultures and beliefs working in one organization.