{"product_id":"all-men-free-and-brethren-9780801450303","title":"All Men Free and Brethren","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first in-depth account of an African American institution that spans the history of the American Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his is an impressive volume that resourcefully draws much useful and persuasive interpretation from scant sources. In many ways, black Masonry is indeed an excellent metaphor for the history of African American activism.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bruce Dain * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book successfully serves two masters by showcasing new directions in the scholarship while also including a detailed chronology, definition of Masonic terms, and extensive endnotes.... Essay collections are inherently difficult. This one manages to provide both a useful primer on African Masonry while also showcasing excellent recent scholarship.... That the book also highlights new scholarly directions in religion, gender, and racial identity only adds to its merits\" –Matthew Hetrick, American Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of most interest to scholars of Freemasonry in the United States. It certainly provides new and important information about various Masonic communities and deepens our understanding African American Masons' relationships to broader communities.\u003c\/p\u003e * Nova Religio *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a very welcome edited collection that taps into the current thirst for serious histories of American freemasonry. It represents a real boon to further scholarship, urging us to think in new ways about freedom and social agency for African Americans within the Masonic context from the revolutionary era up until the late 1920s. Especially useful are the four appendixes containing three key Prince Hall or African American Masonic texts, an explanatory glossary of Masonic terms, a list of contact details for Masonic repositories, and a further list of Prince Hall Grand Lodge information. Anyone interested in how African American freemasonry links to the main narratives on abolition, emancipation, and Reconstruction will find much of tangible use here.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkably useful book explores an aspect of US history long-overlooked by historians of both historical freemasonry and the African American experience. Summing Up: highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by\u003c\/i\u003e Les Lewis, Grand Master, Prince Hall Freemasons\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e A Chronology of Major Events in Prince Hall Freemasonry\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction: The Revolution in Freemasonry\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Peter P. Hinks and Stephen Kantrowitz\u003c\/i\u003e1. Emancipation and the Social Origins of Black Freemasonry, 1775–1800\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Chernoh M. Sesay, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e2. \"To Commence a New Era in the Moral World\": John Telemachus Hilton, Abolitionism, and the Expansion of Black Freemasonry, 1784–1860\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Peter P. Hinks\u003c\/i\u003e3. \"A Late Thing I Guess\"—The Early Years of Philadelphia's African Masonic Lodge\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Julie Winch\u003c\/i\u003e4. Nation and Oration: The Political Language of African American Freemasonry in the Early Republic\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Corey D. B. Walker\u003c\/i\u003e5. \"Arguing for Our Race\": The Politics of Non-recognition and the Public Nature of the Black Masonic Archive\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Martin Summers\u003c\/i\u003e6. Brotherhood Denied: Black Freemasonry and the Limits of Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Stephen Kantrowitz\u003c\/i\u003e7. \"They Are Nevertheless Our Brethren\": The Order of Eastern Star and the Battle for Women’s Leadership, 1874–1925\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Brittney C. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e8. The Prince Hall Masons and the African-American Church: The Labors of Grand Master and Bishop James Walker Hood, 1831–1918\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby David Hackett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: \u003c\/i\u003eThree Key Texts of Prince Hall Masonry\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendix B: \u003c\/i\u003eGlossary of Basic Masonic Terminology\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendix C: \u003c\/i\u003eMajor Repositories of Prince Hall Masonic History\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendix D:\u003c\/i\u003e United States Prince Hall Grand Lodge Contact Information\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405136077143,"sku":"9780801450303","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801450303.jpg?v=1730488837","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/all-men-free-and-brethren-9780801450303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}