Freemasonry is one of the world\'s oldest fraternal organizations.
It is our hope that we will eventually see the end of the contradiction of a color line in an organization dedicated to the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man..
Since 1989, thirty-seven mainstream (white) Grand Lodges have extended fraternal recognition to their Prince Hall counterparts.
There is now light at the end of the tunnel.
Nevertheless, he also learned that members of the predominantly black Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodges have held their heads high and practiced the ancient mysteries for over two hundred years.
He later learned that white Masons viewed black Masons not as separate but equal but as irregular and clandestine.
When the author first inquired about the admission of African Americans to Masonic lodges, he was told: They have their own lodges.
Assuming its present form in England during the 18th century, Freemasonry came to America with the colonists, and Freemasons have played many roles in American history.
Members are taught its precepts by a series of ritual dramas that follow ancient forms and employ the symbolism of stonemasonry.
It is a society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values.
Freemasonry is one of the world\'s oldest fraternal organizations
