American Blacks Establish New Tie with Brothers in Liberia and Lend a Helping Hand

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2 PHOTO CREDIT: Ed Baqwell, News Voice Ir rnational 

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A. Ming 
1, John G. Lewis, Jr., FRONT ROW 1/r: William R. 

i Ho jClay 

BACK ROW 1/r: William W y lliam Kilpatrick, John . Davis, 
Luther G. ney, Charles A. Dargan, Levi Morris, John 

H. Jones, Jr., Roosevelt S. Zanders, William H. Jones 

DECEMBER 6, 1970 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

AMERICAN BLACKS ESTABLISH NEW TIE WITH BROTHERS 
IN LIBERIA AND LEND A HELPING HAND 

-- Just returned from a trip to Liberia, 
k rather than on pleasure, members of the 

celax and pose for photos at Kennedy Airport. 
where the 

Prince Hall 

New York, 

These gentlemen travelled to the Republic of Liberia at the invi- 
ation of the Pres nt and Vice President of that country to help in 

establishing a Masonic Supreme Council, Prince Hall iliation there. 

Liberian Vice President, the Hon. William R. Tolbert, Jr., is 
imself the Grand Master of Masons of his country. 

During the two-week visit, the gop spent much of its time in 
capital at Monrovia and pa in a number of activities 

ns, which include a Supreme 
preme Council Southern Jurisdiction, 

iges -- one in Canada, one in the 
states of the U.S., and now, the 

zion and 
are respons x i 
Pahamas, one in Ala ska, 
one in Liberia. 

They are also a group extremely active in the American civil rights 
movement: the Hall Masons ha long supported the program of the 
NAACP Legal and Educatic Fund, Inc. (LDF). They raised and 
contributed 0,000 to that organization, and havi 
promised to up their contribution to the half-million 

Dr. John G. Lewis, Jr., Sovereign Grand 
Jurisdiction, who resides in Atlanta. 

Leading 
Commander for 

Wallace, Secretary to the 
Washington, 1 Jones, Consul General 

Or bihberia-in-Chicago,. 1ll..: T.-H. Glavbera Most Worshipful Grand 
Master, Grand Lodges, Prince Hall Masons of Texas, who resides in Fort 
Worth; Dr. John W. Davis, Education Director of the LDF and Director 
of the Prince Hall Masons' Legal Research Dept.; who resides in Engle- 
wood, N.J.; Luther G. Gidney of the Royal Arch Masons, who resides in 
Crestwood, Ill.; William W. Grasty, Northern Jurisdiction Supreme 
Council Treaswer General, who resides in Chester, Pa.; John H. Jones, 
Jx., Southern Jurisdiction Supreme Council Deputy for Maryland, who 
xesides in Westminster; James A. Mingo, Southern Jurisdiction Supreme 

Council Secretary General, who resides in Washington, D.C.; Levi Morris, 
of the Northern Jurisdiction's Supreme Council, who-xresides in Chicago; 
Dr. X. L. Neal, Most Worsnipful Grand Master, Grand Lodges, Prince 
Hall Masons, Georgia, who resid in Atlanta; and William R. Venable 
Northern Juris tion Supseme Council Secretary General, who re esides’ 
in Philadelphia. 

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For further information: Col. Wallace Price 
NAACP Legal Defense and x : 

Educational Fund 
(212) 586-8397 

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | 10 Columbus Circle | New York, N.Y. 10019 | (212) 586-8397 

is E. Rivers - President 

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