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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

Hugh Gaddy · Wednesday, May 5th 2010 at 8:25PM · 124 views



Prince Hall





African Lodge No. 549 In Boston, Massachusetts Was Chartered On May 6, 1787, By England's Grand Lodge.

Prince Hall Had Established This Self-Help Organization 11 Years Earlier, After Being Denied Membership In White Masonic Lodges.

In Addition To Being A Pioneer In Institution Building, Hall Was A Revolutionary War Veteran, Soap Maker, Landowner And Voter. In 1800 He Founded A School For Black Children In His Own Home In Boston.

Hall Died Of Pneumonia In 1807.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr



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Cynthia Merrill Artis Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 2:31AM

Brilliant!! Thanks for the Enlightment.............

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