Whatis Prince Hall Masonry?
NOTE: This section is excerpted fromthe Grand Lodge of New Brunswick’s annual communication. I wish there were some Prince Hall Masons who could provide better information. “There are some schools of thought that Prince Hall (his name not a title) was born in Barbados to afree black woman and a Scottish father. He emigrated to theColony of Boston, Mass. and acquired real estate, making him eligibleto vote. It was also documented that he was a devout Christianand a leather-worker by trade. On March 6, 1775, during theAmerican War of Independence, Prince Hall along withfourteen men of color were made Masons in Army Lodge #441 of the Irish Constitution. When Army Lodge moved on, the aforesaid brethren were issued a permit authorizing them to appear publicly as a Masonic body for the purpose of celebrating the feast ofSt. John and to bury their dead. On March 2, 1784, these same brethrenapplied to the Grand Lodge of England for a charter, which wassubsequently issued to them on September 2
