{"product_id":"prince-hall-freemasonry-in-the-lone-star-state-9781571688347","title":"Prince Hall Freemasonry in the Lone Star State","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePrince Hall Freemasonry in the Lone Star State\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the rich history of Prince Hall Freemasonry in Texas, documenting over two hundred years of African American Masonic tradition in the Lone Star State. Written by Robert L. Uzzel, this comprehensive work explores the parallel development of black Masonic lodges in Texas and their struggle for recognition within the broader Masonic community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding Prince Hall Masonry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFreemasonry is one of the world's oldest fraternal organizations. It is a society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values. Members are taught its precepts by a series of ritual dramas that follow ancient forms and employ the symbolism of stonemasonry. Assuming its present form in England during the 18th century, Freemasonry came to America with the colonists, and Freemasons have played many roles in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Challenge of Recognition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the author first inquired about the admission of African Americans to Masonic lodges, he was told: They have their own lodges. He later learned that white Masons viewed black Masons not as separate but equal but as irregular and clandestine. Nevertheless, he also learned that members of the predominantly black Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodges have held their heads high and practiced the ancient mysteries for over two hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProgress Toward Unity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is now light at the end of the tunnel. Since 1989, thirty-seven mainstream (white) Grand Lodges have extended fraternal recognition to their Prince Hall counterparts. It is our hope that we will eventually see the end of the contradiction of a color line in an organization dedicated to the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Eakin Press in May 2004, this paperback edition provides essential documentation of Texas Masonic history and African American fraternal organizations in the Southwest. The book serves as an important resource for researchers studying ethnic studies, Texas history, and the evolution of fraternal organizations in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eakin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681197691154,"sku":"9781571688347","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_361ae201-f9f8-4767-875c-3fda91fa04ea.jpg?v=1733950258","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prince-hall-freemasonry-in-the-lone-star-state-9781571688347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}