African Lodge No. 459
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African Lodge No. 459 was the first African American Masonic lodge in the United States and the founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Lodge No. 459 canonical | 2 |
| Worshipful Master of African Lodge No. 459 | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic lodge
ⓘ
Prince Hall Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Freemasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Freemasonry
Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| associatedWith | abolitionist-era Black community in Boston ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
United Grand Lodge of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Lodge of England
|
| charterNumber | 459 ⓘ |
| charterType | warrant from the Grand Lodge of England ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicFocus | African Americans ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Prince Hall ⓘ |
| foundedFor | free Black men ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | mother lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| hasPart | subordinate lodges that later formed Prince Hall Grand Lodges ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to independent Prince Hall Grand Lodges in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| membershipRestriction |
men
ⓘ
primarily African American men ⓘ |
| movement | Black fraternalism in the United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its English registry number 459 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | fraternal organization with deistic and moral traditions ⓘ |
| significance |
first African American Masonic lodge in the United States
ⓘ
founding lodge of Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ |
| tradition | regular Freemasonry as recognized by its English charter ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Worshipful Master of African Lodge No. 459