This year marks the 159th year since enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word from the local Union Army commander. It was a pivotal moment in American history that signaled slavery’s end. This news came nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It demonstrated the profound delays and struggles in fighting for freedom and justice.

The Prince Hall Masons are one of America’s oldest civil rights organizations. As our illustrious founder advocated for equal rights for African Americans and inspired several generations of black people to follow in his footsteps, we must be willing to continue these efforts in the face of great hardship.

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