Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... Order of Free and Accepted Masons the first social order open to blacks . Freemasonry is not a religious order , but its philosophy is based on a belief in God and the brotherhood of man . Today's Masonic lodges evolved out of the ...
... Order of Free and Accepted Masons the first social order open to blacks . Freemasonry is not a religious order , but its philosophy is based on a belief in God and the brotherhood of man . Today's Masonic lodges evolved out of the ...
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... Order built the True Reformer Building in 1903 , the first such building in the nation designed and constructed by African Americans . The True Reformers were just one of several frater- nal organizations that provided aid to African ...
... Order built the True Reformer Building in 1903 , the first such building in the nation designed and constructed by African Americans . The True Reformers were just one of several frater- nal organizations that provided aid to African ...
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... ordered the litigants in the case to consider the history of the Fourteenth Amendment to determine if its framers ... ordering the parties to return in the next court term to argue how to imple- ment the decision . The Supreme Court ...
... ordered the litigants in the case to consider the history of the Fourteenth Amendment to determine if its framers ... ordering the parties to return in the next court term to argue how to imple- ment the decision . The Supreme Court ...
Contents
Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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