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GirlScoutsFirstBlackTroupe

By Janell Hazelwood | Published March 28, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

When the Girl Scouts of America was initially founded in March 1912, there was no African American inclusion, but the organization has always been one to teach universal skills that could help advance all girls and women. Just as strides were made nationwide on inclusion and racial equality, the Girls Scouts would have a groundbreaking moment when the first black troupe was founded in 1917.

When the Girl Scouts of America was initially founded in March 1912, there was…