A weekend with the Order of Tents
October 6, 2017 5:16 PM   Subscribe

Founded in 1867 by two ex-slaves, the Order of Tents is a semi-covert fraternal sororal benefit organization founded and managed by Black women. They do good works but keep a low profile. Author Kaitlyn Greenidge spent a weekend with them.
posted by rmd1023 (6 comments total) 29 users marked this as a favorite
 
Thank you so much for the article. Fascinating and life-affirming.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:49 PM on October 6, 2017


(I read this and thought it was a nice positive story to act as a chaser for a heck of a week)
posted by rmd1023 at 6:58 PM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite]


Thank you so much for sharing this. It's well worth the read.
posted by cyndigo at 7:07 PM on October 6, 2017


150 years, and only 7 presidents of the organization -- that's amazing.
posted by Iris Gambol at 7:48 PM on October 6, 2017 [1 favorite]


Wow, I've never heard of them. There are a number of long standing black social organizations that are not well known outside the black community but this is one I hadn't heard of before.
posted by shoesietart at 8:21 AM on October 7, 2017


This is lovely and sad at the same time. I love that they exist, but I wish they hadn't been so necessary for so long.
posted by redsparkler at 9:05 PM on October 7, 2017


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