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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, John W. Prout, John F. Cook, Sr., James Harris, Rev. Stepney Forrest and others.

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