September 22, 1797: Prince Hall presided over the installation of officers for African Lodge No. 459 of Philadelphia, the first warranted Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons among men of color in Pennsylvania.
The Reverend Absalom Jones of the African Episcopal Church of Philadelphia was elected Worshipful Master and Richard Allen, founder and first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, served as Treasurer.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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