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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 11
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Bs “,Mon's names and, as yct, no one has given thum back their truce names; thorefare,
i they ard still subj octa of the whitc conquerors. le
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ie : During the interviow,MBMBBMBBsy ronorkod that 4f tho. proaidgnt
ae ™ of tho Onited Statcs dows not give the colored people mory freedom than they fuel
‘™“: presently have, he is as wrong as the others, aes: and Tojo whose nanos
“ge were used in conncetion with the questioning. Y furthor stated that*® alt
|. individuals should be cqual and that no one group should have rights in the g
“. mont that are denicd to others. He said that the colorud poople are not being
-* treated fairly today and that the majority of negroes ara not gotting | the hex
. ‘ opportunities as the whites, particularly in jobs, mes
ue As far as Scloetive Service mattcrs ara concerncd
“3; stated that the Moabites had control of the govurnmont here in America whon hi
‘ whites camo and, inasmuch as this was thoir country, thoy aro willing to prote
it against all evils but arc not willing to fight across the saa bacauso thoy:
» do not live there and do not get their uxistones there. He said that the belie
* of thoir roligion is that the Moors have to go to war because thoy are part of
“+ this country and must protcct this land evan though they aru not given the
_ xvights of citizens and ovcn though this means fighting in foreign lands. He
-}e-° said that although the negro is not considered a citizon by the whites today,-
27 whitos will have to rccognize this fact in the futuro, He advised that this wig
“ .¢come about through the fact that although the Moors do not believe in onforcing 3
“> thoir rights on govornment, they must live, and by living a good life, the - 3m
Wo whites wi oxample from thom and grant thim the privileges which are*
~? their on. gael = stated thit until that day there will be no poace inthe
le’ world , an t there will be no pace until love, truth, frocdom, justice and
-§ puace arc universally taught and then, and only then, when the loaders reali
- that thesc-virtuos aro neccessary wil peace como to the world.
vo BEY, Grea nd Shick of subject Temple fu, was inter :
viewed, at which timc he gavu a history of his Tomple in Philadolphia which’ wa
ot verified through invcstigation. He stated & co Tomple was
“. organized in 1928 at 817 S. Broad Street b EL, who wag?)
‘roprusentative of the Noble Prophut DREW & whic usta ed the Tomplo* d
the authority of that Prophet. He stated thot aftor tho Temple was organized,
hc was mde-Grand Shick and was acting as Grand Shick in 1929 at which time thos
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» “fomple wag closed beenuse of scvcral misunderstandings with the polices, Thesexz
misunderstanding, it was dctermincd, arose over local violations, principelly#
‘ numbor selling. Ho stated that the Templo was rcopencd again in 1931 at l?th-
a? and South Strocts and thet subsequent to that the Tomple was moved 2 and
* again in 1940 to its presont location at 1éth and Christian Strocts d:
* gtatod that thurs are throc othaur Tomples in Philadclphia which ¢la ’ ial
Moorish Holy Tomplos of Scicnce and which claim #1. sc #ll was the. orl gine
’ numbur given by the Noble Prophot DREW ALI to 2 lll Tample, whon stb i
Wl pes established in 1928, Tt should be noted he Temples pot arse
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