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On March 6, 1775, an African American named Prince Hall was made a Master Mason in Irish Constitution Military Lodge No. 441, along with fourteen other African Americans: Cyrus Johnston, Bueston Slinger, Prince Rees, John Canton, Peter Freeman, Benjamin Tiler, Duff Ruform, Thomas Santerson, Prince Rayden, Cato Speain, Boston Smith, Peter Best, Forten Horward, and Richard Titley, all of whom apparently were free by birth. When the Military Lodge left the area, the African Americans were given the authority to meet as a Lodge, form Processions on the days of the Saints John, and conduct Masonic funerals, but not to confer degrees nor to do other Masonic work. These individuals applied for and obtained a Warrant for Charter from the Grand Lodge of England in 1784 and formed African Lodge #459. Prince Hall Freemasonary is the father of all greek fraternties, collegiate or non collegiate. Without PHM no other fraternity would exsist!
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What is the first African American fraternity?
Prince Hall Freemasons have over 800,000 active members in the world. There are lodges in every part of the world! established 1784 The first African-American greek fraternity is Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., founded in 1906 at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY).
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because ali was the 1st African American to get the title of heavy waight champion of the world
Who was Mae Jamison?
Mae c Jamison was the 1st female African American to go up to space
Who was president when Jackie Robinson became the 1st African American to play professional baseball?
Harry Truman was in the White House when Robinson became the first African-American to play professional baseball in the modern era.
Is Russell Watson an African American?
No, he is not African American.
