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The Inoerial Council of Jugamos was a fraternal group of African Americans established in 1910 and headquartered in Forrest City, Arkansas. It held annual conference meetings in Hot Springs. Its constitution was published in 1916 by the Forest City Herald. It issued insurance policies.

History
The Imperial Council of Jugamos, a fraternal organization of African Americans, was founded in 1910 by Wallace Leon Purifoy. its headquarters was in Forrest City. The Forrest City Herald printed its constitution in 1916. The New Castle Herald noted the group and its officers in 1919.

The Hot Springs New Era reported on the group's meetings and parade in Whittingon Park in 1916 calling the group "one of the greatest negro organizations in the world" and noting its speeches, songs, and prayers as well as its officers. In 1919 it held its spring convention in Hot Springs. The New Castle Herald reported on the event and noted the group's officers.

W. L. Purifoy founded the group. Contractor and philanthropist John Lee Webb was a member.