Douglas Evans/Prince Hall Masons Collection , 1947-2004

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Douglas Evans/Prince Hall Masons Collection , 1947-2004

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The Douglas Evans/Prince Hall Masons Collection, 1947-2004, documents African American Masonic life and culture in the United States through a variety of print forms, including programs, journals, newsletters, ephemera, and subject files. Scattered issues of Proceedings by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Georgia, bulking 1955-2002, comprise the largest portion of the collection, which is local and regional in scope. Subject files include secondary sources related to the history of Georgia, Atlanta, Prince Hall Free Masons, and the William Charles Thomas Lodge #112. The collection details the proceedings of several grand masters, including John Wesley Dobbs. Dobbs was unofficially named the mayor of "Sweet Auburn," the main African American corridor of black business in Atlanta during the early twentieth century. The collection also documents the Prince Hall Masons involvement in black higher education and scholarship, as well as, support for the N.A.A.C.P.

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961

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Evans, Douglas

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On March 6, 1775, Prince Hall and 14 men of color were made masons in Lodge #441 of the Irish Registry attached to the 38th British Foot Infantry at Castle William Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. It marked the first time that Black men were made masons in America. About a year later, the British Foot Infantry left Boston, along with its lodge, leaving Prince Hall and his associates without a lodge. Before the lodge left, Worshipful Master Bait gave them a "permit" to meet as...

Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia

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