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The Sons of Haiti is an Haitian-American Masonic Grand Lodge and fraternal organization with headquarters in Renton, Washington.〔 The organization has sub-chapters in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Washington.〔 The group also claim jurisdiction over the King James Grand Lodge of Oregon AF&AM.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Paul M. Bessel )〕 ==History== African American Freemasonry originated in the early nineteenth century, at a time when it was extremely rare for African-Americans to be admitted into mainstream (predominantly white) Masonic Lodges in the United States (a state of affairs that only began to change in the late twentieth century). African-American Freemasonry has been somewhat chaotic, prone to disharmony and schisms. Today, it is common for multiple, rival, African-American Grand Lodges to exist in the same State, each declaring the others illegitimate and irregular. The Sons of Haiti were formally founded in 1962 after a preceding period when the organization was involved with lawsuits against other African American Masonic organizations in Washington. Following its founding, the organization was recognized by the Grand Lodges of Haiti, The Grande Loge de France, and a Mexican Grand Lodge.〔 (35 page pamphlet accessible 10/2010 via button "The Most Worshipful Sons of Haiti", author and date at end)〕 Prince Hall Freemasonry's Phylaxis Society describes the Sons of Haiti as "bogus" for not having descended from African Lodge Number 459 or the United Grand Lodges of England, Ireland, or Scotland.〔http://www.thephylaxis.org/bogus/bogus_wa.php〕 The Supreme Council of the Sons of Haiti Lodge is located in Renton, Washington. The Renton City Council "recognized August 11, 2010 as Sons of Haiti Supreme Council Day".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City of Renton 2010 City Council Meeting Highlights, August )〕 Before moving to Renton, the Supreme Council operated out of Washington Hall in Seattle, which they purchased in 1973. They rented the auditorium to various community groups, which used the rented space for concerts and other public gatherings. The building was sold in 2009 to Historic Seattle for $1.5 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historic Seattle projects: Washington Hall )〕 The organization has held annual Supreme Council planning and session events from 1983 to 2006 in locations ranging from Oakland, California to Nassau in the Bahamas.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Supreme Conseil of Haiti of the United States )〕〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sons of Haiti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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