Prince Hall Masons

CTL-E-1186 · Institution · other · 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Historically Black Masonic fraternity founded by Prince Hall in 1784; a major civic, charitable, and networking institution for Black Chicago.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from BCI-001, INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BCI-001:prince-hall-masons, CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-062; source research type(s): fraternal order, institution.

Sources

U.S. Congress — H.R.9329 (118th Congress); Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois — 'Discover Prince Hall'; BlackPast.org — 'Prince Hall Masons (1784– )' (primary source)
U.S. Congress — Congressional Record, Vol. 170, Issue 116 (2024-07-15) (primary source)
CTL-DR-BCI-001 (cross-reference).

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