Author: James Richards CarnahanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Pythian Knighthood, it History and Literature
Author: James Richards CarnahanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Golden Shield of Pythian Knighthood
Author: Charles J. CrellerPythiam Knighthood
Author: James R. CarnahanOfficial Record of Proceedings of ... Convention of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Author: Knights of Pythias. Supreme LodgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
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History of the Knights of Pythias
Author: History of the Order of Knights of Pythias for the Jurisdiction of Cleveland, Ohio
Author: Frank DowdThe Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia
Author: Marilyn T. PeeblesPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 0761858156
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
The Knights of Pythias fraternal organization was founded in 1865 by an Act of Congress. When African American men were denied membership, they created their own organization in Vicksburg, MS, in 1880. Its founder, Thomas Stringer, believed that fraternal organizations could provide the black community with business networks, economic safety nets, and political experience at a time when Jim Crow laws were being constructed all around them. In Birmingham, Alabama, these Pythians became the cornerstone of an African American business community that included the first black-owned and operated bank in the state. They provided burial, life, and disability insurance for members and became a source of civic pride and racial solidarity. When their right to exist was challenged, they took the case to the Supreme Court in 1912 and won. This strategy would be used decades later in Brown v. Board of Education.
Official Record of Proceedings of ... Convention of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Author: Knights of Pythias. Supreme Lodge. ConventionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Official Report of the Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the City of Cleveland and the Settlement of the Western Reserve
Author: Cleveland Centennial CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Author: Knights of Pythias