Negro Freemasonry and Segregation: An Historical Study of Prejudice Against American Negroes as Freemasons, and the Position of Negro Freemasonry in the Masonic Fraternity
Chicago: Ezra A. Cook Publications, Inc., 1957. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.5cm); maroon pebbled cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; x,[11]-152,[8]pp, with pictorial frontispiece of Prince Hall; illus. Trivial dust-soil to front joint, hint of foxing to pastedowns and text edges; Near Fine. In the original dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.50), edgeworn, gently sunned at spine and panels, with a few tiny nicks, tears, and creases; Very Good+.
"A timely discussion of the Negro Freemason's effort to achieve Fraternal recognition. This highly controversial problem is presented with a rich historical background covering the salient points in the history of Negro Freemasonry in the United States" (from front flap). A significant work on the subject, and elusive in dustjacket. Not in Blockson. 90466.
Price: $250.00