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A Revolutionary Fraternity: Freemasons and the Global Fights for Liberty in the 18th & 19th Centuries
May 21, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
While many are familiar with the role Freemasons played in the American Revolution, the Craft and its members were also essential to numerous struggles against tyranny that occurred across the globe in the 18th and 19th centuries. This presentation will examine the role of various notable Masonic revolutionaries in the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean as the world moved through the Age of Revolution.
Brother Matthew McGovern
Brother Matthew J. McGovern is a Past Master of University Lodge No. 51 in Philadelphia, PA, and is an officer or active Member in a number of other Masonic bodies in and around Philadelphia. Professionally, Matthew is an educator and historian.