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DAR has chapters in all fifty of the U.S. States as well as in the District Of Columbia . There are also DAR chapters in Australia , the Bahamas , Bermuda , Canada , France , Germany , Japan , Mexico , Spain , and the United Kingdom . DAR's motto is "God, Home, and Country." Some state chapters of DAR date from as early as October 11 , 1890 , and the National Society of DAR was incorporated by Congressional Charter in 1896 . , marred by graffiti, located under the approach deck of the George Washington Bridge , New York City . Erected in 1910.]] ELIGIBILITY The National Society of DAR is the final arbiter of the acceptability of all applications for membership. Membership in DAR is open to women at least eighteen years of age who can prove lineal bloodline descent from an Ancestor who aided in achieving United States Independence . Acceptable ancestors include various related categories of known historical figures, including:
The DAR does not discriminate based on race or religion, and welcomes all women with a provable blood line to revolutionary ancestors. The Adopted daughter of a revolutionary descendant does ''not'' qualify through this adoptive parent, though she may qualify through the bloodline of her birth parent. MARIAN ANDERSON CONTROVERSY Although the DAR now forbids discrimination in membership based on race or creed, some members held Segregation ist views when this was still public policy in the United States. In 1932 the DAR adopted a rule excluding African-American artists from the stage at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. , built in 1929 by the DAR, following protests over "mixed seating"; blacks and whites seated together at concerts of black artists.1 In 1936 , Sol Hurok , manager of African-American Contralto Marian Anderson since 1935 , attempted to book Anderson at Constitution Hall . Due to the "white performers only" policy, the booking was refused. Instead, Anderson performed at a Washington area black high school, and was also invited by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to perform for her and President Roosevelt . Eleanor had publicly resigned from the DAR when she heard that Marian Anderson was banned. During this time, Anderson came under considerable pressure from the NAACP to not perform for segregated audiences.2 In 1939 , Hurok, along with the NAACP and Howard University , petitioned the DAR to make an exception to the "white performers only" policy for a new booking, which was declined by the DAR. Hurok attempted to find a local high school for the performance, but the only suitable venue was an auditorium at a white high school. The School Board , which was indirectly under the authority of the President, refused to allow Anderson to perform there. Eleanor Roosevelt immediately resigned her membership with the DAR, and sent the following letter to the society:
DAR president Mrs. Henry M. Robert, Jr., sent the First Lady the following reply:
Hurok and the NAACP again appealed to the DAR, and were again refused.6 Later, the DAR apologized and welcomed Ms. Anderson to Constitution Hall on a number of occasions soon after 1939, including a Benefit Concert for war relief in 1942.7 Ms. Anderson chose Constitution Hall as the place where she would launch her farewell American tour in 1964.8 On January 27 , 2005 , the DAR co-hosted the first day of issue dedication ceremony of the Marian Anderson commemorative stamp with the U.S. Postal Service and Ms. Anderson's family.9 FERGUSON CONTROVERSY In March 1984, a new controversy erupted when Lena Lorraine Santos Ferguson said she had been denied membership in a Washington chapter of the DAR because she was black. |
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