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RE ty a rd ge ions a Se eee ea . ) so , 100-5943 attempts to overthrow our government, or otherwise cauge the principles of Moorish Americans to be misconstrued, under the Divine Laws of the Moorish Science Temple, will be prosecuted, 7. And, finally be it unaimously resolved that Moorish Americans wil] not be subjugated to subuissiveness in any form which tends to enslave or otherwise decrease the progressiveness of a people worthy of their birthright under their free Name-Moorish Americans. Thus be it resolved: - rand Deputy Couneillor Eastern Region.* “ADDRESS. GIVEN AT MEETING OF MOORISH TEMPLE ,OF SCIENCE AT HARTFORD, CONN. ON JAN. 10, 1943 "Brother MoslemSalaam Dycuum, I give praise to Allah, the omnipotent Creator of the Universe; to Jesus, the Divine Savior of . Humanity, the Eternal Prophet of Revelation; to Noble Drew Ali, the Divine Prophet and Founder of the Moorish Science Temple, the D.N.M. of NeAsy Inc., to our National Flag of Origin and Principle, aaa’ I honor those leaders who their oneness with Allah; a d International Councilio ; Grand Gov. Brother vy ey; the Grand Sheiks and Sheikesses, and the Divine Ministers, we nguished Guests, bdde co menor aoe ) I present myself to you on this honorable occasion to cele- brate the birthday of a man destined to prophesy the advent of revelation of the truth; the true dignity, the rightful heritage of man. On this Moorish Christmas we assemple to reason with one another, as we have ali learned either one thing or another in contrarities. We have bean taught that we are negroes, to begin with. We have wondered why we have thua fer progressed so slightly. Since the supposed emancipation, oppressions, dew pressions, subjagations, have been our lot. Discriminations, intolerance, ostratisms have pursued us in all our attempts to gain equal rights. Why? 4 Have we not given thought to our forefathers, suffered as they suffered? They were torn away from their God~givon homeland, shackled to the oare of slave ships, sold into bondage, whipped, lashed, burned into a state of forgetfulness, Children born of this unhappy slave stock were mocked mt of their forefathers religion, made to forget their one-time Divine right to Love, truth peace, freedom, and justice, They were branded with the name cof a color, made to believe that they were e originally nomads, pagans, people without a country. = F =