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1 online resource (71 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Ch01. Founding of the Knights of Pythias; Ch02. Founding of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia; Ch03. Founding of the Alabama Grand Lodge; Ch04. Alabama Pythian sat the Turn of the Century; Ch05. Pythians' Supreme Court Fight; Ch06. Expansion of the National Organization; Ch07. The Era of Oscar Adams, Sr.; Ch08. The Pythians since World War II; Appendix. The Pythian Bathhouse; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Knights of Pythias fraternal organization was founded in 1865. African American men were denied membership and created their own organization in 1880. In Birmingham, Alabama, these Pythians became the cornerstone of an African American business community as well as a source of civic pride and racial solidarity. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Alabama Grand Lodge.
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Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Alabama Grand Lodge. |
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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African American fraternal organizations -- United States -- History.
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African American fraternal organizations. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peebles, Marilyn T. Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia : A Brief History. Lanham : University Press of America, ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9780761858157 |
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0761858156 |
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9780761858140 |
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