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Tag: Imperial Lodge

Perry Brown: A Lodge member’s life in Harlem

July 15, 2010 Stephen Robertson 8 Comments

Perry Brown* was a forty-five-year-old born in Pennsylvania, who was placed on probation after stealing coats from the building of…

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