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History of the Mosaic Templars of America: Its Founders and Officials
A.E. Bush
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Hardcover. Tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), a famous black fraternal organization that was founded by two former slaves in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the late-nineteenth century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 531.
This is a reprint of classic history of an important African American organization. Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, this book tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), a famous black fraternal organization that was founded by two former slaves in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the late-nineteenth century. The organization originally provided illness, death, and burial insurance during an era of segregation when few basic services were available to black people. By 1900, Mosaic Templars' industries grew to include an insurance company, a building and loan association, a publishing company, a business college, a ... Read more
This is a reprint of classic history of an important African American organization. Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, this book tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), a famous black fraternal organization that was founded by two former slaves in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the late-nineteenth century. The organization originally provided illness, death, and burial insurance during an era of segregation when few basic services were available to black people. By 1900, Mosaic Templars' industries grew to include an insurance company, a building and loan association, a publishing company, a business college, a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288820
SKU
V9781557288820
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About A.E. Bush
Aldridge E. Bush (A. E. Bush) was born in 1894 and died in 1953. He served with the MTA and helped establish the Century Life Insurance Company in Little Rock in 1926. Percy Lipton Dorman (P. L. Dorman) was born in 1876 and died in 1958. Besides working for the MTA, he taught in schools around the state. ... Read more
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