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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 14
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WAR DEPARTMENT !
HLADQ ET URS Pere SERV ice COMUAMD
pe DIRECKR IVTSLLIGGNCE DIVISION - ;
ye | ATLANTA, GsQBGIA x ;
- os “(Office of Headquarters) ae ~
. Augusta, Georgia
DEC 3 1943 (Place)
46 Boveaber 1943
Subject: MOORISH SCIibcs Tals OF aorica, De, (Pata 2
103) Hoberts St, Augusta, Ga.
(Formerly reported under subject ef MEGRO MOSLEM SECT)
Summary of Information: . .
& eonfidential Informant furnished the following informations
_ (‘The NEGRO MOSLEM SECT located at 3039 Boberte St, Augusta, Ge is
@ Temple of the MOOKISH SCIANCE TEMPLE OF AKLHICA, INC, with head uarters
at 447 bast 40tb St., Chicago, D1. Letters from local Teale are addressed
to Prophet Ali Reincarnated at the above Chicago address, The local Temple
has been established in dugusts since about 1933,
The organisation is said to be more ef a political organization
than a religious one and ane of the basic tenants is said to be that
the negros are Asiatics and not African,
Known menbers of Ahe dugusta Tecple : tury] EL(probabiy erigin=
ally ry {oevis),, Mery Yowell, Lanar/damse y(foruerly Lamar Ramsey) ,a:.
Jamas frickson(or Dickson)! ALL of these bersons' are negro civilians and
none Can be considered particularly influential among the negro population,
it also eppears thut none of tnese perpons can be classed as mambers of
the well-educated or intellectual group ef necros in Augusta. The musber of.
meabers presently active is not kmoun but it 4a not thought to be larzer .
‘han about 30, There 4s no indication that an appeal 4s being wade to negro
soldiers altho two negro soldiers were recently seen antering the, "Teaple,"
Meabers of the organisation are rewuired to wear a beard and they changes
their last nines to either,"aey," or, "kl."
‘
c On the whole the importance and influence of the local organization
Beeas tobe declining and little activity is ob wed.in the vicinity of
“ : the, *Temple,* altho meetings are stil) hald. yer’ Q G4
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Attention is invited te Sumary of iartinat donated this office \
dated 1 Nor 1943 Ray WuGRO MOSLEM SECT which instant & rt SF PO -DI0
in part replaces, ““4ccORDED & INDEXED AR V2 =
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