American Woodmen Uniform Ranks, 1924

4th District Encampment at Camp Nicholas Biddle, Louisville, KYAmerican 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 mor