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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 3
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Detroit File 100-6603 Coll BLTIAL
considerable about it. He stated that there were approximately 125,000 mem .
bers of the MOORISH SCIENCE TEMPLE OF AMERICA in Michigan and that they were ¢
1ot only Negroes but also white, Filipinos, Asiatics and West Indians. He
| told Informe n he was once Prince of the organization and that a Japanese
bn by the name o phonetic} who was at one time connected with Harper
general hos was en organizer of this movement with a Japanese
by the rame He advised the Informant that this organization met
at Six Mile and Davison Roads, Detroit, Michigan, and River Rouge; Flint and
Pontiat and that the main organization was
somewhere on Canfield near Hastings
in Detroit. The Informant advised thaq |
council of 13 men in the eM ite and th g@ persons
were on this council: on s cngiEEgend on He stated
that he co: ot remember the names of eny othe rs on the council, but stated
tha as a strong member of this organization...
ing there called the Rising Sun Asso¢iation and that this association held a
meeting there on Suncay September 3s ies to ) Friday, Septamb
Informant advised tha old him
that the Black Dragon association and the Development of Our Own are connected
as one association and that the Islam Temple and the Moslem Temples and the
MOORISH SCIZNCE TEMPIZ OF AMERICA are connecting cS Black Dragon
and Development of Our Own movements. He advised tha old him that the
letest orders of the HOORISH SCIENCE TR@ls are for Negroes to refuse to take
up arms for their country, the United States, and he advised that this order
is presently being carried out. Informant further advised that the Koran is
the Bible studied by the MOORISH SCIENCE TUPLE and consisted of the sixth and
seventh books of HOSES and are not published at the present time in the Bible.y
o A photogreph was obtained o hich rds
b fleets thet he was received at the Penitentiery on for Breaking
and Entering at night dnd the rison number ij photograph
end the prison record card of re being inellde he Detroit file.ta
ere ° present go at
that including the above Sorsons thers were 16° in all a at the
t this meeting made the remerk, "This is the lest opportunity
x man to secure his full freedom. Now is the time to orgenize youth
oe oer ee aN ee ee
Informant further advised that he was told oy
thet the Mount Zion Holy Trinity Church in Detroit had an organization mee
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