United Order Of Friendship Of America
Founding Era | Year: Mid 20th century (1920s and later) | 1947
Founding Place: Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Founding & Reorganizing Leaders: Dr. T. R. M. Howard
Later Headquarters: Clarksdale MS
Geographic Scope: Single State
Gender Organization: Male / Female Partners
Type of Order: Provides benefits or life insurance, Split from earlier Black order
Civic Engagement: Supported NAACP or other civil rights association, Resisted migration from South, Anti-lynching actions, Community charitable, public health, or education program, Fought for civil and/or voting rights, Involved with party or electoral politics
Institutions Run by Order: Hospital
Updated: May 10, 2026
Founding Place: Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Founding & Reorganizing Leaders: Dr. T. R. M. Howard
Later Headquarters: Clarksdale MS
Geographic Scope: Single State
Gender Organization: Male / Female Partners
Type of Order: Provides benefits or life insurance, Split from earlier Black order
Civic Engagement: Supported NAACP or other civil rights association, Resisted migration from South, Anti-lynching actions, Community charitable, public health, or education program, Fought for civil and/or voting rights, Involved with party or electoral politics
Institutions Run by Order: Hospital
Updated: May 10, 2026
