# Anti-Masonry **Anti-Masonry** was a populist movement opposing Freemasonry as a secret, corrupt, anti-democratic elite operating above the law. Ignited by the 1826 Morgan affair, it powered the [[Anti-Masonic Party]] — the first US third party — and stands as an early American template for conspiracy-driven, anti-elite mass mobilization. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to resolve inbound wikilinks. Expand as the cluster grows.