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“dd RY PRET AHI S er lpoiindipnniheneinaben SRI Bites: -. a 7 ee te a riser ae be SE re r . iat My omaade mata! san * gbyliiy Sees Pan ] ae | * 40884° General Teachings of the Mocrish Sedence Temple of america, 200 6 yy s fron twonty to forty mumbers. The complete membership list ' f this organization has previously been provided to the United States} torncy at Louisville. The great majority of people who have relate a to this organization reside in the sector from 6th Street West to 2 18th Street, bounded on the North and South by Broadway and Jefferson . Street. ; \ ant iy Bach member hus been furnished with o membership card, a dues card, - a mestborship Button, and auxiliary literature for nis use in this - organization... Photographic copios of this material have been retained __ - dn the files of the Louisville Fisld Division. | o ‘ le LET The god of this organization is the Mohammed Diety, s«LLAH. s previously. Pay noted, the appcal to the strongly religious instincts of Negroes is a Fae nadu on the reincurnution of all religious leaders, and somewhere it ae develops that NOBLE DREv »aLI is the Divine Leader of the Moorish nation. | 4 ~ The basic reliyious book is an adapted short form of th Koran, although “j#% the MSTA Koran has no dreect tic-up with the Hohammcd Koran. Photo- ae graphic copies of thie Koran have been retuincd in the files of the | Louisville Field Division. From the Koran, these colorcd folks are taught that they are not Nugrees, but arc descendants of the original — Ee Moors who inhabited tic shores of Northwest africa and Scutlwest Spain. They explain furthcur that tnree main tribes ruled these lands; the tribes of HEY, wll, and EL. yen thie white man, referred to a8 . Europeans, subjected hoors to slavery, they full from their ruling = =. (4. | status. They were then given the name "Negro" by the white man to ~° fe! " coneeal from then their truc identity ag Moors. It follows that they te, were then shipxd to zmerica as slaves and remiincd so until MARCUS - — G.RVEY began hicorganizational work in the United States. The work be of GaRVEY was then carriud on by NOBLE DREW all, who founded the MSTA. ae For this reason, the members of the MSTA adopt the surname BEY or EL, a waich is added to their given name. For example, .RTHUL SL.TON is - now ARTHUR SLaTCN BEY» The surname ..LI is evidently reserved for the Prophct, NOBLE BREW .Li. ‘ogether with highsounding names, a religious dress is adopted which is dcseribed as follows: ,» fancy turban is placed over the head of the leader, und attachcd to the front of the turbin is a jeweled pin, The clothing if usually mice cf satin and is green in color with red cecessorics. a lurge cilver cleth belt is adorned with the secing cye, mystic cymbol of the East, and turncd up ahoe 8 complete the dress, This dress is only worn on ceremonial cccngions. - we ne ee es TT TT HRTEM aA a EME AR TE SR MY TT