page_title: Prince Hall Freemasonry
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Prince Hall Freemasonry / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Image shows African-American mason holding American flag and trumpet captioned "Tell em we're rising" as he advances up steps labeled Religion, Fraternalism, Education etc toward a bright scene of farmland and industry. The names of various P. H. A. Masonic orders are captioned as rays of a sun-like logo of the Knights Templar. Below are darker stones labels slavery, persecution and discrimination.
context_page_description: Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784. There are two main branches of Prince Hall Freemasonry: the independent State Prince Hall Grand Lodges, most of which are recognized by Regular Masonic jurisdictions, and those under the jurisdiction of the National Grand Lodge. Prince Hall Freemasonry is the oldest and largest predominantly African-American fraternity in the nation.
caption: Illustration from a Prince Hall Masonic convention in 1920
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