Prince Hall
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Prince Hall was an American abolitionist and leader in the free Black community in Boston. He founded Prince Hall Freemasonry and lobbied for education rights for African-American children. He was als
Hall wearing an African Lodge sash
"Petition of a Number of Blacks" reprinted in The American Museum Magazine, 1788
"Petition of a Number of Blacks" reprinted in The American Museum Magazine, 1788
Prince Hall Monument in Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Back-to-Africa movement
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The back-to-Africa movement was a political movement in the 19th and 20th centuries advocating for a return of the descendants of African American enslaved people to most regions of the African contin
Prince Hall
…Black community in Boston. He founded Prince Hall Freemasonry and lobbied for education rights for African-American children. He was also active in the Back-to-Africa movement. Hall tried to gain a place for New York's enslaved and free Blacks in Freemasonry, education, and the military. Hall is considered the founder of…
Departure of African Americans to Liberia, 1896
The Province of Freedom from Voyages to the River Sierra Leone by John Matthews, 1788
Le Petit Journal 7 Oct 1906