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1
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According to one of his best friends, when was Prince Hall born?

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1738

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Who was perhaps one of the greatest African-American historians of all time?

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George William Washington

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When did the African-American historian say Prince Hall was born?
And where?

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1748

We don’t know where

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4
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What is Prince Hall’s real name?

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Regretfully, we don’t know

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When is the first time we ever hear about Prince Hall? How?

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1763,

When a marriage announcement appeared in the newspapers

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According to the marriage certificate, who was Prince Hall married to?
When?

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Sarah, negro servant, Francis Ritchery

Nov. 2, 1763

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When did we learn that Prince Hall was a servant?

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1770

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8
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Who was Prince Hall a servant to? For what years?

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William Hall

1749-1770

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9
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When was Prince Hall “Freed”?

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April 9, 1770

About a month after Crispus Attucks was killed

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10
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Where was Crispus Attucks killed?

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the Boston Massacre

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11
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Who was Prince Hall freed by?

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William Hall

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How do we know Prince Hall was a servant, and not a slave?

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It says so in his marriage announcement and his manumission papers.

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13
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How many cas~ea of blacks were there in those days?

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3

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14
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Name the different clas~ea of blacks in those days.

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  • Free Blacks
  • Slaves
  • Servants
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15
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What did William Hall say in regards to freeing Prince Hall?

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“he was never reckoned a slave by us”

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16
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What proved Prince Hall to be freed, if he were ever stopped by authorities?

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His Manumission papers

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17
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What Spurred Prince Hall into the leadership of the Black Community?

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The death of Cnspus Attucks

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18
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Why was Prince Hall destined to fight to see to it that Blacks could exercise this freedom?

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A Black man had died for a freedom he didn’t even possess

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19
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Was Prince Hall a mason in 1770?

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No

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20
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Prince Hall went about the town to do what?

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  • preach equal treatment for Blacks
  • education for Black children
  • the abolition of slavery and slave trade.
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Why did it seem that Prince Hall’s pleas fell on deaf ears, for the most part?

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Because the community was not disposed to listen to any Black man

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22
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Why did Prince Hall want to become a mason?

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All the influential men were masons and the citizenry listened to masons.

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23
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Where did Prince Hall first make several attempts to become a mason?

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lodges in Boston, rejected in every case

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Who was the Worshipful Master of Lodge #441, of the Irish

Registry?

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John Batt

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25
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Who accepted Prince Halls petition

for membership to be a mason?

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John Batt

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26
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When was Prince Halls petition of membership as a mason accepted?

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March 1775

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27
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Lodge #441 of the Irish

Registry was attached to what?

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the 38th British Foot Infantry

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28
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How many other men of color were made masons with Prince Hall?

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14

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29
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Where were Prince Hall and other men made masons?

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on Castle

William Island

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30
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When were Prince Hall and other men made masons?

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March 6, 1775

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31
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When was the first time Black men were made Masons in America?

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March 6, 1775

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32
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When did the British Foot Infantry evacuate Boston?

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March 17, 1776

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33
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When the British Foot Infantry evacuated Boston what did they take with it?

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The Army lodge

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34
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When he left, what did Worshipful Master Batt give Prince Hall and they other brethren?

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a permit to meet as a lodge and to bury its dead in manner and form

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35
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When was African Lodge #1 organized?

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July 3, 1776

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36
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Who was the master of African Lodge #1

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Prince Hall

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37
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Who gave African Lodge #1 the right to walk on St. John’s Day?

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Provincial Grand Master John Rowe

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When did Prince Hall petition the legislature to free all slaves in Massachusetts?

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January 13, 1777

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39
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When did Prince Hall petition George Washington to permit Blacks to join the army?

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July 3, 1777

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40
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What is the premier Grand Lodge of the World?

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The Grand Lodge of England

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41
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When did The Grand Lodge of England issue a charter to African Lodge?

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September 29, 1784

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42
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What was significant about The Grand Lodge of England issuing a charter to African Lodge?

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it made it a regular lodge, with all the rights and privileges of any regular lodge in the world.

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43
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What was The Lodge designated as?

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459

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44
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Who did Prince Hall offer the services of the members of African Lodge #459 to?

A

Gov. Bowdoin

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45
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When did Prince Hall offer the services of the members of African Lodge #459?

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November 26, 1786

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46
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Why did Prince Hall offer the services of the members of African Lodge #459?

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to help keep the peace during Shays’ Rebellion

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47
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When did Prince Hall petition the legislature to support a return to Africa movement?

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January 4, 1787

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48
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What city did Prince Hall petition for the education of Black children?

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Boston

49
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When did Prince Hall petition for the education of black children?

A

October 17, 1787

50
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When did Prince Hall petition the legislature for the return of kidnapped Black seamen?

A

February 27, 1888

51
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Who was the first Black leader in New England and set the stage for generations to come?

A

Prince Hall

52
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Some of the members of African Lodge were what?

A

Mariners

53
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Name name 2 members of the African Lodge who found them selfs in distress while in London.

A
  • Prince Reed

- John Means

54
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Who did Prince Reed and John Means petition for assistance?

A

The Lodge of Brotherly

Love

55
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Who did Prince Hall send a letter to when brothers Prince Reed and John Mean returned to Boston?

A

Worshipful Master of the Lodge, William Moody

56
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Why did Prince Hall write the Worshipful Master a letter?

A

Because by recognizing Reed and Means as regular masons. They must have recognized African Lodge as a regular Lodge.

57
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When was Prince Hall’s Charter granted?

A

September 29, 1784

58
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When was the African Lodge was duly organized?

A

May 6, 1787

59
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What did the Grand Lodge of England make Prince Hall a Provincial Grand Master?

A

Because the African Lodge was so popular and Prince Hall was such an excellent leader

60
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When did the Grand Lodge of England make Prince Hall a Provincial Grand Master?

A

January 27, 1791

61
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What was Prince Hall’s job as a Provincial Grand Master?

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The job of reporting on the condition of the Lodges in the Boston area

62
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When did Prince Hall organize a lodge in Philadelphia?

A

March 22, 1979

63
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What was the lodge in Philadelphia called?

A

African Lodge #459

64
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When did Prince Hall organize African Lodge (later known as Hiram Lodge #3) at Providence, Rhode Island?

A

June 25, 1797

65
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When did Prince Hall organize the first school for Black children?

A

1796

66
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Where did Prince Hall organize the first school for Black children?

A
  • in Boston in his home
  • later moving to larger quarters in Primus Hall’s home
  • finally in the basement of the newly built African Meeting House.
67
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How many, very important “Charges”, did Prince Hall deliver to the brethren of African Lodge?

A

2

68
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What was the first “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered to the brethren of African Lodge in regards to?

A
  • the brethren
  • the superstructure of masonry
  • and its history
69
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When was the first “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered to the brethren of African Lodge given?

A

June 25, 1792

70
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Where was the first “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered to the brethren of African Lodge given?

A

in Charlestown

71
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What was the second “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered in regards to?

A
  • more masonic history -lesson on how to treat fellow men

- examples of how to get ahead without using the lack of education, etc. as an excuse for not trying.

72
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When was the second “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered to the brethren of African Lodge given?

A

June 24, 1797

73
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Where was the second “Charge”, that Prince Hall delivered to the brethren of African Lodge given?

A

in Cambridge

74
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When did Prince Hall die?

A

December 4, 1807

75
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When were the brethren eager to for a Grand Lodge?

A

After Prince Hall’s death

76
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When was African Grand Lodge organized?

A

June 24,1808

77
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What lodges organized with the African Grand Lodge?

A

The lodges from:

  • Philadelphia
  • Providence
  • Boston.
78
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What hiccup did the African Grand Lodge run in to later on? Why?

A

When Boyer Lodge of New York petitioned for a charter?

Because “doubting Thomas’s” in New York wanted AGL to prove that they had authority to issue charters.
But they couldn’t

79
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Who proposed a solution to African Grand Lodges hiccup?

A

John I. Hilton

80
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What was the solution proposed to fix the African Grand Lodges hiccup?

A

an official “Declaration of Independence”. They were to write such a declaration and place it in the newspaper, so that it would be official, once and for all.

81
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When was the African Grand Lodge declared “free” from the government and control of our Mother Grand Lodge of England.. . or any other lodges.

A

June 18, 1827

82
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Why was an act of “declaration of independence” necessary for the African grand Lodge?

A

Because Boyer Lodge of New York refused to accept the authority of AGL.

83
Q

When were there many disagreements between “African” Grand Lodges?

A

1847

84
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Why were there disagreements between “African” Grand Lodges

A
  • Grand Lodges were not respecting the sovereign territories of other Grand Lodges.
  • claiming that they were the only legitimate Grand Lodges
85
Q

Who helped solve the dis agreements between “African Grand Lodges”

A

John T. Hilton of Massachusetts

86
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What was done to help solve the disagreements between “African” Grand Lodges?

A

John T. Hilton of Massachusetts, called for all of the Grand Lodges to meet to consider the formation of a “General” Grand Lodge

87
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When and where did the “General Grand Lodge” solution meeting take place?

A

Boston on June 24, 1847

88
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What was the purpose to consider a “General” Grand Lodge?

A

To halt the growth of rival grand lodges, since without the sanction of the General Grand Lodge, a Grand Lodge would not be legitimate.

89
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What was a down side to the “General” Grand Lodge proposal meeting?

A

it was held at the same time that many Grand Lodges were celebrating St. John’s Day

90
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How many grand lodges were represented during the “General” Grand Lodge proposal meeting?

A

4

91
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Which grand lodges were represented during the “General” Grand Lodge proposal meeting?

A
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
92
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What came of the “General” Grand Lodge proposal meeting, after complaints about timing?

A

the convention was revived

the National Grand Lodge of North America was created

and put forth the “Sentiments of the National Grand Lodge”.

93
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When was the National Grand lodge of North America dissolved? How?

A
  • During the National Convention in 1877

- all of the Grand Lodges except two bad withdrew

94
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What was one of the major problems that led to the end of the National Grand Lodge of North America?

A

the “masonic rule” that there can be no body, or group of men, above a Grand Lodge

all Grand Lodges are autonomous, therefore, the National Grand Lodge, was a masonically illegitimate body.

95
Q

What was the National Grand Lodge of North America also know as?

A

The National Compact

96
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Name one good thing did come out of the National Grand Lodge?

A

African Grand Lodge of Massachusetts petitioned for membership and was refused because they had only one lodge

97
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Why is AGL of Massachusetts petition to the National Grand Lodge refusal, good?

A

Because the petition was made nude, under the name of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge

-the first time this name was ever used

98
Q

When was the African Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Peyton to the National Grand Lodge made nude?

A

December, 1847

99
Q

Why was AGL Massachusetts’ petition to the National Grand Lodge rejected?

A
  • Because they had only one lodge

- the others had joined others to form Grand Lodges

100
Q

How many lodges did AGL Massachusetts need if it wished to join the National Grand Lodge?

A

3

101
Q

To solve the issue of needing more Grand lodges what did Massachusetts do?

A

Massachusetts decided to break up African Lodge and establish three lodges

102
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What were the lodges that Massachusetts broke up into?

A
  • Union Lodge #2
  • Rising Sons of St. John Lodge #3
  • Celestial Lodge #4
103
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When was Union Lodge #2 created?

A

Feb. 17, 1848

104
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When was Rising Sons of St. John Lodge #3 created?

A

April 24, 1848

105
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When was the Celestial Lodge #4 created?

A

April 24, 1848

106
Q

When was Prince Hall Grand Lodge was accepted by the National Grand Lodge?

A

April 28, 1848

107
Q

When did the Grand Lodge of England recognize Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts?

A

December 14, 1994

108
Q

When did the Grand Lodge of Masons of Massachusetts, A.F.& AM. recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, F. & A.M?

A

March 8, 1995

109
Q

What is very important to any Masonic Jurisdiction?

A

Recognition

110
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Why is recognition important?

A

It opens the avenue for visitation between jurisdictions

111
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Why is recognition important in our case?

A

It opened our visitation rights from only Prince Hall Grand Lodges to Grand Lodges all over the world

112
Q

Who refuse to recognize recognition from England as important?

A

Past Grand Master Nicholas Locker

113
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In the system of recognition, what is one of the first prerequisites to consider?

A

you must have been organized by a regular grand lodge or regular subordinate lodges

114
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Why is it important to have been organized by a regular grand lodge or regular subordinate lodges?

A

It prevents start-up groups — who organize themselves, by just declaring themselves to be a Grand Lodge

115
Q

a Grand Lodge must be able to trace its lineage to what?

A

Grand Lodges of:

  • England
  • Scotland
  • Ireland

-added to this list is African Lodge #459.

116
Q

Why was African Grand Lodge #459 added to the list of lineage?

A

because there are over 200 Afiican American Grand Lodges in the U.S. claiming to be masonic

117
Q

In order for an African American Grand Lodge to be considered legitimate it must be able to do what?

A

trace their lineage to African Lodge #459

118
Q

Who must qualify all other African-American Grand Lodges who seek recognition?

A

The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

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