HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-02-20 Lost Empire Black Freemasonry Lecture
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
February 20, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Registration Now Open for “The Lost Empire: Black
Freemasonry in the Old West (1867-1906)” Lecture
Leesburg, VA (February 20, 2021) – The upcoming lecture, “The Lost
Empire: Black Freemasonry in the Old West (1867-1906)”, is now
open for registration.
Historian James R. Morgan III will discuss his award winning debut
book, which tells the history of African American Freemasonry in the
Old West as seen through the lens of Captain William D. Matthews
and the King Solomon Grand Lodge of Kansas.
The virtual event will take place on Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m.
Advanced registration is available at
https://tinyurl.com/BlackFreemasonryOldWest. For more
information, Please call 703-737-7195 or email
balchlib@leesburgva.gov.
This program is being brought to you jointly by Loudoun County NAACP, Black History
Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, and
Thomas Bach Library. Appreciation is expressed to the NAACP for providing virtual access.
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