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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 6
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vj a A Be Deelin peciisied by B 8. Dhiba 3, te AL in Comacrarealth,
C.. . » Killing. an, is G@escribed as *the phi losophie and practical
ber - of the relig., of tae Aquarian Age". Mohammedan terns, euch as
sal." for “God®, «73 substituted for the Christian names and material
li + the *Zoran o -Stionsa fer Moorish Ghildren® and *leaws for Moriah
fhe organization aleo utilises wall known Christian hyans with
the weraes sbanged usually by substitution ef "Allah" for “Ged" and "Lelen"
for "Lord". ( 62-25889-66) 44658 -
Following the theories expressed in *The Koran* Bey explained
the organisation proposed to recover the "Hirthright of the Moors" whieh
he alleged was taken from the: in 1774 by persons whos he could aot pane
er describe, and thus enable thea to again be known ag Moors and govern
their own sountry, Morocco. As descendants of the Moors, the negro meabars
¢. thie temple claimed to sdhere to the Mohammedan faith and to pay bosage
tf Allah and Mecca, It was learned that the Moorish Science Teaple at this
“eerly date seexed to favor « revolutian of some sort and sought to promote
emality of all races. (62~25889-1 & 5)
yt way be seen that thie extodied a schece of resettionsnt —.
wictins w wet of the Universel Negro Imprevenent Association and other
ivf 2 OTj}.ceetions guch as the Pacific Moveaent of the Eastern World which
“Mee a nansee in sympathy. It was reported that on several occasions
+ i aaeas Of 1939, members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce spoke
mestinge held by the Hartford Chapter of thio organization and, therefore,
* popeitility existed that the Japanese governsent might be di sseninating
snagenda through the organisation.
bye a. @ resident of Rrooxlyn, New York, who
ried to eac 6
tern Idviaion of the organisation establi shed
# branch, W..tr 35, of the Moorish Ecience Twaple at Hertford, Connecticut,
“» * for t= emrecet purpose of "uplifting the lot of the poor negro in
“Wd Syates". ia claimed at this time there were 8,000,000 nembers
out, DF ted lvatcc, on wieubetantiated and grossly exaggerated
“(626258396 .)
_ ( Lav ners es 7 El, Grend Saitek and Rational
_ 4 \. 1 +. Brooklyn a Bran
Connecticut,
4, 1941, under the direetion of It then
‘abers, pow dwindled to less than cause of the prevalent
colored people of Bridgeport that it is a subversive organ-
ner claimed it "patriotic and non-subversive™ and that it
agender self-respect emong hie people throu; teuching theo
sh descent and nationality. (62-25889—44)
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