Antimasonry Research Paper
The literature based on the Anti-Masonic party was short lived and had a slight influence but was extensive. [1] It was inspired by the abduction and murder of William Morgan which was done as a punishment for revealing ritualistic secrets. He did this in his book, Illustrations of Masonry. [2] The anti-masonic party was never really national but we can see conflicts that occur on state level and at this state level, the party lines were complete chaos. Anti-masonic ideologies and actions connect to actual social roots and by looking at those, we can begin to see the appeal in different areas. Genesee County, western New York, is a place that place a huge role in the development of this party and were the early ideologies emerge. Here, Antimasonry