Masonic Regalia and Gifts. You might like these. Find out more about Freemason women's lodges and Co-Masonry. Facebook Twitter. Master Mason Ring. Masonic Watch with Square and Compasses Logo. Have a question? Need assistance? Use our online form to ask a librarian for help. Part 3: Part 4: Resource Bank Contents. Prince Hall, one of Boston's most prominent citizens during the revolutionary period, was the founder of the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston, the world's first lodge of black Freemasonry and the first society in American history devoted to social, political, and economic improvement.
Not much is known of Hall's life before the Revolution. In , four lodges in London formed the first Grand Lodge of England. The Freemasons believe in supporting the dignity of man and the liberty of the individual and, thus, were very attractive to free African-Americans during the revolutionary period. Today, there remain African-American Lodges practicing Freemasonry. After the Army Lodge moved to another location, the 15 men were permitted to present publicly as a Masonic body to celebrate the feast of St.
John and to bury their dead.
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