Alpha Lodge No. 116


Name
Alpha Lodge No 116.pdf
Speaker
Bro. J. Hampton Harley, MPS
Presented
A. Douglas Smith Jr. Lodge of Research No. 1949
Date Presented
08/16/1989
Category
History
Keywords
Lodge History;#Prince Hall
Spreading
79
Pages
Summary
In the late 1800s, a movement was afoot to bring black men into our Grand Lodges, which met with a good deal of resistance. This paper reveals the history of Alpha Lodge in New Jersey and an early attempt to integrate American Masonry.