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African American freemasonry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Reading of the original charter 459, 1958

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2001-089-005
Content Description

A 1958 printed transcription and facsimile of the 1784 charter issued by the Grand Lodge of England to African Lodge, No. 459, the first African American or Prince Hall Masonic lodge in America. The document is hand-signed by Grand Master James R. Leseuer, M.D., the forty-sixth Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Massachusetts.

Dates: 1958