Manual of the International Order of Twelve of Knights and Daughters of Tabor, containing General Laws, Regulations, Ceremonies and Drill and Landmarks

Dickson, Moses

Published by The Taborian Publications Department, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1951

4 pages with portraits before title page, illustrations, index, 288p. Original brown cloth. 20 cm. Former owner's name on front pastedown. No jacket. African American fraternal orders for men and women. In his autobiographical sketch (pp. 7-22), Dickson claimed to have been the head of the Knights of Liberty, a secret organization founded by twelve men in 1846 apparently with the aim of assisting slaves escape to freedom. Dickson states that this organization had 47,240 members in 1856 and that the Knights of Liberty helped 70,000 slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. Despite the claimed size of the organization and such massive involvement in the Underground Railroad, it apparently remained secret until its existence was revealed years later by Dickson. It is not clear whether there is any independent evidence that the Knights of Liberty ever existed. Seller Inventory # 91612

Bibliographic Details

Title: Manual of the International Order of Twelve ...
Publisher: The Taborian Publications Department, Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Publication Date: 1951
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Sixteenth Edition.