Talk:Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America
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Segregation
editThe opening paragraph is poorly worded. Blacks were not discriminated against in most fraternal orders, they were excluded from them. Then when they set up their own orders they were sued to shut them down. But this order of Odd Fellows parallels Prince Hall Freemasons and "Colored Pythians". In each case they were excluded and formed their own groups. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
Just to clarify, my point is that blacks formed their own groups not because they were poorly treated in these fraternal organizations, they formed their own groups because whites excluded them from the existing social groups. It's an important distinction. And the groups were important in the civil rights struggle, economic alliances, insurance and death benefits, and organizing among African Americans. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:59, 2 March 2024 (UTC)