The Resolute Beneficial Society, established in 1818, was a Washington DC organization founded by free African Americans. The society supported health, education, and burial needs of Washington D.C.'s Black community.
History
The Society was organized by
George Bell George Bell may refer to:
Law and politics
* George Joseph Bell (1770–1843), Scottish jurist and legal author
* George Alexander Bell (1856–1927), Canadian pioneer and Saskatchewan politician
* George Bell (Canadian politician) (1869–1940) ...
, John W. Prout,
, James Harris, Rev. Stepney Forrest and others.
References
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1818 establishments in the United States
African-American history of Washington, D.C.