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Alton Roundtree Slams Opinion
A Position on National Grand Lodge History was posted on a Facebook Group by an unknown Author. It is suspected that the author is John Hairston whom has been mentioned before. The opinion was forwarded to Alton Roundtree, author of “The National Grand Lodge and Prince Hall Freemasonry: The Untold Truth”. The Anonymous Post…
Read MoreLetter To PNGM Matthew Brock
The following is a letter from Grand Lodge of NY Historian Edward Cusick to NGL Past Grand Historian PGM Matthew Brock April 15, 1957 Ill. Matthew Brock 831 St. Claire Avenue Columbus, 3, Ohio Dear Friend Brock: Your letter of April 12, 1957 has reached me and I am glad…
Read MoreVisual Timeline of African American Freemasonry in Pennsylvania and Delaware
The 1827 Hilton Declaration of Independence
Captain William D. Matthews
William D. Matthews (c.1827 – 1906) was an African American abolitionist, Civil War Union officer and Freemason.He was leader in Leavenworth, Kansas as well as nationally. Life In Maryland William D. Matthews was born free to mixed-race parents. His father, Joseph, was a man of African descent who hailed from Delaware. His mother, the half-white…
Read MoreWhat is Prince Hall Origin (PHO)???
The Most Worshipful National Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Ancient York Masons Prince Hall Origin National Compact USA (also referred to as Prince Hall Origin as well as Compact Masons) is a body of Prince Hall Freemasonry in the United States of America composed predominantly of African American Freemasons.
Read MoreWelcome to the Prince Hall Origin Blog
The purpose of this blog is to educate visitors about Prince Hall Masonic History. There are the “stories” that have been repeated so often that many Prince Hall Masons have accepted them as true. These stories have created a “Dogmatic/Religious” allegiance that makes it difficult to accept the FACTS of our history. Facebook and Prince…
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