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African American fraternal organizations

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Draft of the Incorporation of the Knights and Daughters of Liberty, circa 1850

 Item
Identifier: A2006-007-002
Scope and Contents

A.J. Scott, A.W. Chisum, Simon Sales, Proffit Sales, and Phillip Williams request incorporation of a group they represent as the "Knights and Daughters of Liberty as authorized by the laws of the state of Arkansas." Originally a secret African-American society in 1846 that worked toward abolition, the organization later bacame a fraternal group.

Dates: circa 1850