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Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America
American fraternal order / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Grand United Order of Oddfellows. For similar uses, see Odd fellows (disambiguation).
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American Jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows in the United States, Jamaica, Canada, South America, and other locations. Since its founding in 1843, its membership has principally included African Americans, due to their being discriminated against in most other fraternal orders in America at the time.[1]
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