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from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana 3rd District. Hiram Lodge #4. Im still looking for the history article, but the gist of it is Prince Hall received its charter from the Grand Lodge of England, for a jurisdiction that aleady had a Grand Lodge (massachusettes) and the charter members all lied on their petition stating they were free born men,when they were mostly freed slaves.

In 1944, the act of incorporation was amended and the title of Prince Hall became the preferred name for affiliated orders throughout the United States. Prince Hall is very often referred to as the father of black Masons in the United States as it is thanks to him that black Freemasons started being …

MWPHGL of Ohio. Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784. Today, Prince Hall Masonry has more than 300,000 members, with lodges from the United States, to Canada to Liberia.
Washington, DC Author, The History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio 1849–1971/president of Wilberforce and Central State Universit y Top 100 Threads. We invite you to browse our site and explore the information we have available. If you have any questions or simply wish to fellowship, feel free to contact us. There are two main branches of Prince Hall Freemasonry: the independent State Prince Hall Grand Lodges, most of which are recognized by Regular Masonic jurisdictions, and those under the jurisdiction of the National Grand Lodge. Prince Hall Freemasonry is a parallel line of Freemasonry, originally started as a Masonic lodge for freed African slaves in the colonies during the Revolutionary war. In 1944, the act of incorporation for the Eureka Grand Lodge was amended and the organization was renamed--the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Louisiana. Topics specific to Prince Hall Freemasonry should be posted here.