Prince Hall Freemasonry

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Prince Hall Freemasonry is a historically Black branch of Freemasonry in the United States, founded in the 18th century by Prince Hall and known for its fraternal, charitable, and community-focused activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African-American organization ⓘ
Masonic organization ⓘ
fraternal organization ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy Prince Hall ⓘ
hasAssociatedBody Order of the Eastern Star ⓘ
surface form: Prince Hall Order of the Eastern Star

Prince Hall Scottish Rite ⓘ
Prince Hall Shriners ⓘ
Prince Hall York Rite ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Masonic landmarks observance ⓘ
ritual-based meetings ⓘ
secret ballot for membership ⓘ
use of degrees ⓘ
hasDemographic predominantly African-American membership ⓘ
hasEthnicFocus Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African Americans
hasFocusArea civil rights support ⓘ
education ⓘ
scholarships ⓘ
youth mentorship ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole leadership training ground for Black community leaders ⓘ
support network during segregation ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasMasonicBodyType Grand Lodge system ⓘ
hasMasonicRite Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Rite

Royal Arch Masonry (in many systems) ⓘ
surface form: York Rite
hasMembershipRequirement belief in a Supreme Being ⓘ
male membership (traditional) ⓘ
hasNotableLodge African Lodge No. 459 ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure Grand Lodge ⓘ
surface form: Grand Lodges

subordinate lodges ⓘ
hasPrimaryActivity charitable activities ⓘ
community service ⓘ
fraternal activities ⓘ
hasPurpose community uplift ⓘ
leadership development ⓘ
moral improvement ⓘ
mutual aid ⓘ
hasRecognitionStatus recognized by many mainstream Grand Lodges in the United States ⓘ
hasValue brotherly love ⓘ
relief ⓘ
truth ⓘ
historicalContext racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
namedAfter Prince Hall ⓘ
operatesIn local lodges ⓘ
state Grand Lodges ⓘ
religiousTradition Freemasons ⓘ
surface form: Freemasonry
usesSymbol square and compasses ⓘ

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Senior Deacon → existsInJurisdiction → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall → founded → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall → subjectOf → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America → hasMember → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince Hall Grand Lodges (recognized) in North America
African Lodge No. 459 → affiliation → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Shriners → affiliatedWith → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Shriners → operatesWithin → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
this entity surface form: African American Masonic circles
Prince Hall Shriners → requiresMembershipIn → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Scottish Rite → affiliatedWith → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Scottish Rite → partOf → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Scottish Rite → hasPrimaryConstituency → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
this entity surface form: African American Freemasons
Prince Hall Scottish Rite → recognizes → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince Hall Grand Lodges
Prince Hall York Rite → affiliation → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Atlanta) → associatedWith → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Atlanta) → associatedWith → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ
this entity surface form: African American Freemasonry
John Wesley Dobbs → memberOf → Prince Hall Freemasonry ⓘ