Recognizes Prince Hall as Revolutionary Era activist and founder of "Prince Hall Freemasonry."

This is a symbolic resolution (ACR 116) passed by the New Jersey legislature to recognize Prince Hall's historical contributions. It formally honors Prince Hall, a free Black man in colonial Boston (1735-1807), as a Revolutionary Era activist and founder of "Prince Hall Freemasonry." The resolution details how he co-founded African Lodge #1 in 1775 after being denied entry to an all-white Masonic lodge, becoming its leader and establishing the oldest continuously active African American-founded organization in the U.S. The resolution has no policy impact; it simply acknowledges his legacy through a ceremonial declaration and directs copies to New Jersey's Prince Hall Grand Lodge.