Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia : a Brief History.

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The Knights of Pythias fraternal organization was founded in 1865. African American men were denied membership and created their own organization in 1880. In Birmingham, Alabama, these Pythians became the cornerstone of an African American business community as well as a source of civic pride and ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peebles, Marilyn T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : University Press of America, 2012.
Temas:
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. > Alabama Grand Lodge.
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. > Alabama Grand Lodge
African Americans > Social life and customs.
African American fraternal organizations > United States > History.
Noirs américains > Mœurs et coutumes.
Sociétés d'aide mutuelle noires américaines > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
African American fraternal organizations
African Americans > Social life and customs
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Ch01. Founding of the Knights of Pythias; Ch02. Founding of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia; Ch03. Founding of the Alabama Grand Lodge; Ch04. Alabama Pythian sat the Turn of the Century; Ch05. Pythians' Supreme Court Fight; Ch06. Expansion of the National Organization; Ch07. The Era of Oscar Adams, Sr.; Ch08. The Pythians since World War II; Appendix. The Pythian Bathhouse; Bibliography; Index.

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