Walker, Corey D. B. <br/><br/>
A noble fight :  African American freemasonry and the struggle for democracy in America / 
Corey D.B. Walker. 
 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  (c)2008. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Secret rites, public power --  The specter of democracy --  A cartography of democracy --  Ritual and revolution --  A new political ideology --  The democratic uses of ritual and secrecy --  Epilogue: Race, ritual, and the struggle for democracy in America. 
<br/><br/> "A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meanings behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested terrain of American democracy. Combining cultural and political theory with extensive archival research--including the discovery of a rare collection of nineteenth-century records of an African American Freemason Lodge--Corey D.B. Walker provides an innovative perspective on American politics and society during the long transition from slavery to freedom."--Jacket. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252092770 9781283583084 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019718656 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American freemasonry--History.<br/>African American freemasons--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HS883  / .N635 2008