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
Found in:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library