As chair of the NAACP Education Committee, he argued their case to the Board of Education (see  BOE minutes, page 154)   and later became the only white president of the Howard County branch of the NAACP.
As head of the NAACP's education division, he advocated for their cause to the Board of Education (according to BOE minutes, page 154) and later became the sole white leader of the Howard County branch of the NAACP.