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The Prince Hall Masonic Journal is the official publication of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois.
The first in-depth account of an African American institution that spans the history of the American Republic.
The History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM (1971-2011): The Fabric of Freemasonry is the fifth official installment on the history of this Grand Lodge. Although title denotes a specific scope of 1971 to 2011', the author David L. Gray begins this work as he began his last in 'Inside Prince Hall', by examining the early history of Prince Hall Freemasonry and Prince Hall the man before he enters into giving a historical sketch of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio from 1849 to 1970.Unique historical insights in this book include a long needed correction of Harold Van Buren Voorhis' assertion that in 1813 members of Hiram Lodge No. 3 of Rhode Island set sail for Liberia. In addition this book includes new information on the likely birth place of Prince Hall.Writing during a post-Civil Rights and post-Segregation period, the author gradually moves away from the racial tension that Charles H. Wesley found, in the last history book of this Grand Lodge, was most on the minds of Blacks. Gray finds that other social ills weighed heavier (as demonstrated in the allocutions of the Grand Masters) on the minds of the craft. Another theme new to this history is the emphasis on financial progress in the Grand Lodge, which was not a central focus of pre-Integration administrations. Concerning the title, a 'fabric' is the material that a seamstress makes things out of. In the instant case, Prince Hall Freemasonry in Ohio is what Freemasonry is made of - what it's all about. That is to say that, she is the Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother of nearly every Prince Hall Grand Lodge to the north, west, and south of it, and she is a bright example of Masonic leadership and conservatorship throughout the world. She is the Fabric of Freemasonry. Every stitch in a garment may not be flawless, but when it all comes together it works perfectly and serves its created purpose. That's the story and the history of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Ohio.Inclusive, Well-documented, Well-written, and full of interesting intersects that the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio had with society and other Grand Lodges; this book is must have for all students of Black American history, Masonic history, Ohio history, and fraternal history.
The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement • Examines the letters of Prince Hall, legendary founder of the first black lodge • Reveals how many of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century were also Masons, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Nat King Cole • Explores the origins of the Civil Rights Movement within black Freemasonry and the roles played by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois When the first Masonic lodges opened in Paris in the early 18th century their membership included traders, merchants, musketeers, clergymen, and women--both white and black. This was not the case in the United States where black Freemasons were not eligible for membership in existing lodges. For this reason the first official charter for an exclusively black lodge--the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts--was granted by the Grand Lodge of England rather than any American chapter. Through privileged access to archives kept by Grand Lodges, Masonic libraries, and museums in both the United States and Europe, respected Freemasonry historian Cécile Révauger traces the history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Abolition Movement and the Civil War to the genesis of the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1900s up through the 1960s. She opens with a look at Prince Hall, legendary founder and the chosen namesake when black American lodges changed from “African Lodges” to “Prince Hall Lodges” in the early 1800s. She reveals how the Masonic principles of mutual aid and charity were more heavily emphasized in the black lodges and especially during the reconstruction period following the Civil War. She explores the origins of the Civil Rights Movement within black Freemasonry and the roles played by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, founder of the NAACP, among others. Looking at the deep connections between jazz and Freemasonry, the author reveals how many of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century were also Masons, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, and Paul Robeson. Unveiling the deeply social role at the heart of black Freemasonry, Révauger shows how the black lodges were instrumental in helping American blacks transcend the horrors of slavery and prejudice, achieve higher social status, and create their own solid spiritually based social structure, which in some cities arose prior to the establishment of black churches.