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Scouting in Tennessee has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. EARLY HISTORY (1910-1950) Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts Of America (BSA) were Racially Segregated . Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948. Most Girl Scouts Of The USA units were originally Segregated by Race according to state and local laws and customs. In 1933, Josephine Groves Holloway founded unofficial African American troops in Tennessee . She also fully desegregated the Cumberland Valley council in 1962.1 BOY SCOUTING IN TENNESSEE TODAY There are seven BSA local councils in Tennessee . Cherokee Area Council #556 Cherokee Area Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Georgia , with the council office located in Chattanooga, Tennessee . Active from 1914, programs offered include: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture, Exploring and Learning for Life. Skymont Scout Reservation provides year-round and summer camping opportunities on the Cumberland Plateau. Website CherokeeAreaBSA.com
OA lodge: Talidandaganu' Lodge #293 Chickasaw Council Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas , as well as Mississippi . The ''Delta Area Council'' of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order Of The Arrow , merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.
Great Smoky Mountain Council
Middle Tennessee Council Middle Tennessee Council Web Site
Sequoyah Council Sequoyah Council serves Scouts in Northeast Tennessee and Virginia .
Shawnee Trails Council See Also: Scouting in Kentucky Shawnee Trails Council serves Scouts in Kentucky , Illinois , and Tennessee. West Tennessee Area Council
GIRL SCOUTING IN TENNESSEE TODAY There are six Girl Scout council offices in Tennessee. Girl Scouts of The Appalachian Council, Inc Johnson City, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsappalachian.org Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley Nashville, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsofcv.org Girl Scout Council of The Mid-South Memphis, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.gsmid-south.org Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council, Inc Chattanooga, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.mbgsc.org Reelfoot Girl Scout Council Jackson, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.gsreelfoot.org Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc Knoxville, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.tanasi.org SCOUTING MUSEUMS IN TENNESSEE SEE ALSO |
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