02704nam 2200565 a 450 991078730630332120230126210818.00-7618-5815-61-283-57426-89786613886712(CKB)2670000000412032(EBL)990632(OCoLC)854968714(SSID)ssj0001152354(PQKBManifestationID)11948760(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152354(PQKBWorkID)11146089(PQKB)10382958(MiAaPQ)EBC990632(Au-PeEL)EBL990632(CaPaEBR)ebr10750048(CaONFJC)MIL388671(EXLCZ)99267000000041203220130906d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia[electronic resource]a brief history /Marilyn T. PeeblesLanham, Md. University Press of Americac20121 online resource (71 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-5814-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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. African AmericansSocial life and customsAfrican American fraternal organizationsUnited StatesHistoryAfrican AmericansSocial life and customs.African American fraternal organizationsHistory.305.896073Peebles Marilyn T1561907MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787306303321The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia3829025UNINA