African American mutual aid societies

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkb:mutual_aid_society
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:19th_century
18th century
20th century
gptkbp:contributedTo civil rights activism
education funding
economic empowerment
health care access
burial societies
African American community development
gptkbp:declinedAfter New Deal social programs
expansion of government welfare
gptkbp:emergedDueTo racial segregation
exclusion from white organizations
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:historicalSignificance leadership development
community resilience
social safety net
foundation for later civil rights organizations
self-help tradition
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Grand_United_Order_of_Odd_Fellows
gptkb:Prince_Hall_Masons
gptkb:Free_African_Society
United Order of Tents
Daughters of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
African Methodist Episcopal Church mutual aid groups
gptkbp:purpose promote education
provide financial assistance
provide social support
provide burial insurance
provide health care
gptkbp:relatedTo Black churches
African American benevolent societies
African American fraternal orders
African American women's clubs
gptkbp:supportedBy African American churches
African American fraternal organizations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mutual_aid_society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African American mutual aid societies