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The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia - A Brief History (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,574
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The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia - A Brief History (Hardcover)

Marilyn T. Peebles

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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.

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Imprint: University Press of America
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2012
First published: August 2012
Authors: Marilyn T. Peebles
Dimensions: 235 x 158 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-5814-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Associations, clubs, societies > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-7618-5814-8
Barcode: 9780761858140

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