Black freemasonry
Subtitle: from Prince Hall to the giants of jazz
By: Cécile Révauger ; translated by Jon E. Graham
Contributors: Graham, Jon E., translator
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781620554876
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Politics and government; African American freemasonry; Race relations; Freemasonry; African Americans; History
Other titles: Black free masonry
Work titles: Noirs et francs-maçons
Description: "Looking at the deep connections between jazz and Freemasonry, the author reveals how many of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century were also Masons, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, and Paul Robeson. Unveiling the deeply social role at the heart of black Freemasonry, Révauger shows how the black lodges were instrumental in helping American blacks transcend the horrors of slavery and prejudice, achieve higher social status, and create their own solid spiritually based social structure, which in some cities arose prior to the establishment of black churches."--Page [3] of book jacket.
Notes: Translation from French of: Noirs et francs-maçons.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-291) and index.

Translated from the French.