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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - Prince Hall

Hugh Gaddy · Tuesday, September 28th 2010 at 7:20PM · 434 views

Prince Hall


 



On September 29, 1784, A Charter Was Granted Authorizing The Organization Of African Lodge No. 459 In Boston Under The Leadership Of Prince Hall As Master.

It took Three Years For The Charter To Finally Arrive In Boston On April 29, 1787. African Lodge No. 459 In Boston Massachusetts Was Officially Chartered By England's Grand Lodge. On May 6, 1787.

Prince Hall 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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