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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 17
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cooperating in every Way with the war effort. a: defini tely sure that
* the subject was not of a radical nature but. rather tne direct omposite of that,
: He stated the subject insisted on the title of "EL" following the name on his
Rete war bonds, and any other matter in which he dealt with the company,
bye iii: the subject was a member of a cult in which the belief was
: e menbers were not Negroes but rather Moors or Moorish Americans, The
subject had been employed intermittently by that company for the last eight years.
It was during this time at i the subject had made ort
trip to mississippi on behalf o @ organization to which he belonged.
could furnish no further details concerning the trip to Mississippi, however.
Jamary 12, 1 orting agent’ ‘at the
America, inc., hat.
that meetinces were conaucese Tetularly ab chat acaress on fo he
eveninzs; that the averace attendance was from twenty-cive to thirty-five »eootle.
He said thet to the best of his recollection there were over fifty members of
the groun but. that o tle over half of thsse members were presently
active. He said that is presently very iii with rheunatism d is
unable to preside over tne meetings,
presides. He said that his brother,
*y : Fé organiza) on ‘ii seal ae at neet
,, . shop on just east of Hals
° Subject stated that he would be willing to serve in the armed forces if called
or would perform any other duty that he should be called upon to do in furtherance
of the war effort. He said that he was presently buying war bonds also, He
Cnet me _gaid that the welfare of the government was his welfare and that his belief was
that of the organization of which he was a minister. He stated that he did
not. object to war but that he had filed the C.0. Form because he had been informed
at his local board that he was entitled to file such a form inasmmch ag he was
acting in the capacity of a minister. ;
L, is.
is employed at a potato chip -
on the south side of the street.
‘
ference to the trip to ssissippi, ne , stated that he, alonz wit —
EL and Oho a Se had traveled to sdiy mice’
ry <3, 1941 for ose of organizing an auxiliary branch of the “
Boorish Science Temple; that such entervrise was discontinued at Milestone /
after they had become involved in difficulties with the officials of the State
of Wississioni, He said that the orcanization has no auxiliary branches in
the State of Vississipoi, nor do tney have any sucn bvarches elsewhere in the
United States,
Then qusstioned eensernins the diffievlty and friction whic? exists between
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