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Fifteen Men and a Beginning
A beginning measured not by comfort, but by the courage to build where no welcome had been prepared.
On March 6, 1775, Prince Hall and fourteen other Black men were made Masons in a military lodge attached to the British Army in Boston. When that lodge departed, the men received limited authority to continue meeting as African Lodge.
Their record matters because they did not wait for favorable conditions. They organized, preserved their standing, and kept seeking a lawful charter. Prince Hall Masonry grew from patience joined to disciplined action.
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