African American fraternal organizations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Draft of the Incorporation of the Knights and Daughters of Liberty, circa 1850
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
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
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library