Umoja = Unity ”To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
Black fraternal organizations were formed in the 19th century, to provide mutual aid to African American families. Pictured are artifacts displayed at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Mosaic Templars of America was founded in 1883. The organization grew to include ”a building and loan association, a publishing company, a business college, a nursing school, and a hospital.”
Mosaic Templars was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas but grew to be an international organization, with chapters throughout the U.S. and Barbados.