American Protective Association

American Protective Association. A well known and active political and patriotic organization of the late 19th century in the United States, commonly called the APA. It was suspected and charged with being an instrument of, or in league with, Freemasonry but that charge was completely false.

Macoy Collector's Note: Coil sets the record straight, distancing the Fraternity from late 19th-century political movements.