History of the Mosaic Templars of America: Its Founders and Officials

by A.E. Bush, P.L. Dorman

Overview

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 nursing school, and a hospital.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557288820
Publisher:	University of Arkansas Press
Publication date:	07/01/2008
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction     vii
Table of Contents     7
List of Illustrations     8
Life Sketches of the Founders and W. M. Alexander     11
Its Birth and Early History     131
Its Birth and Early History     131
Growth and Expansion     160
Its Achievements     174
Mosaic Contributions to the World War     204
Its Worth to the Race     213
Biographical Sketches of Leading Officials of the Order     222