Black freemasonry
from Prince Hall to the giants of jazz
by Marie-Cécile Révauger
"Looking at the deep connections between jazz and Freemasonry, the author reveals how many of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century were also Masons, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, and Paul Robeson. Unveiling the deeply social role at the heart of black Freemasonry, Révauger shows how the black lodges were instrumental in helping American blacks transcend the horrors of slavery and prejudice, achieve higher social status, and create their own solid spiritually based social structure, which in some cities arose prior to the establishment of black churches."--Page [3] of book jacket.
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Black freemasonry: from Prince Hall to the giants of jazz
2016
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Translation from French of: Noirs et francs-maçons.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-291) and index.
Translated from the French.
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