The aims of this writing are the following: 1. To introduce to our community the work and thinking of the past leaders, grand masters of Prince Hall Freemasonry. 2. To illuminate for our community the objectives and goals of freemasonry. 3. To dispel rumors of freemasonry being a cult or ultra secret society of satanic power mongers. 4. To spread the idea that Prince Hall Masons seek to establish brotherly and sisterly love, and, finally, close communal relations.

Inspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education decision's fiftieth anniversary, this collection addresses the significance of Brown in the contributors' lives or work in education and civil rights. Several authors describe their personal roles in the Brown case or similar cases, while others examine and illustrate events, performances, and exhibitions that were part of the anniversary commemoration. The book not only explo...