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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 2
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they Were urrested tney appeared te be quite hostile to the white race
ond stated tivy were continually beins "pushed sround" by the white
people; tuat they ilu nut fuel they wore obligated to perform any duty
anior the Selective Servide act since they were .siatics and did not
belivve they had any interest in a European cunflict. 411 of these Sub-
sects are naproes, born in eith-r Loutsiana, Mississippi or Texas and
nave c.g te Funsas within the last fow veors.
Investi_ation reveals tatt nost of these Subjects joined up
Witu tac Loorisn Seisnce Tenple before conin: to Kansas City, Kansas,
and came to Kansas City, Kansas because the *unple was located at that
point.
Tae logger of thc Br
present tins oe alia:
bq Buy wae Jict aren dy 1941. i: hanrot Bey cence to Kansas City, Kansas
about 1933, heving erranize? the ticerish Science Yenple of ancrica alongs
With ancther nosre kmnum aos NGGLe “nafs, who was bern in ths s tate
of Nerti, Carclina, supp selly in 1826.4 It is clained that this reli-lous “\
cult was f.unde? in Nuwark, Hew Yersey in 1913 out the headquarters cf
the or anigatien arc now Locate at 3603 Indiana avenue, Chica,c, Illinois.
The ducs urs 94,00 for a Hatiomality vard, wuich is issued by the Prophet
and Josi, nates ta: bearer as citner u Bey or El, this buiny supposedly
the faz Aly of nis fureafatnhers. There is no way cf knowin: how the Prophet
aesi,' motes Wacthor tauy are Boys or Els, out the members of this cult
wo neh Socr te qulotivn tuls anc accupt the mane paver by the Prophet in
return for their 34.0U, The Jues at tae Bocal tumple in Kansas City,
Kensas wore found t. bs 50¢ a menth and tne moenbership at the present
tine is estircatul Utveen 40 onl 50 menbers in Kansas City, Kansas, and
a nurnoer -f ducs payin: members in iississippi, arkansas, and Louisiana
brings the menbursnip close te 200, It is stated that when Mohammed Bey,
the Prophet of the “ansos City, Kansas temple, was alive the membership
WoS a3 Tuch us 400 lues payin: rienbers,
merple in iiansas City, Kansas, at the
Key, whe is the wife cf Mohamed
Tadic j
wisscuri but tuc hucl temple, which is ccntrolled by C. KIRKi34i BEY, wh
bi | 2 tie title of Suprene Grant adviser and Loderator, is located at
Chicago, Illincis,.
at the tine the fifteen manbers were arrasted for viclation of
the Selective Service «ct a number of picture postcards, supposedly of
the healquarters of tue lxorish Tunple in Cairo, Epypt, were found, which
wore apparently used uy Lioahmned Bey te impress wenburs of his relirious
w+ Pe ee ae of the lived lived by thoir allo: ac forebears,
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