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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 18
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bod. black in the barber shoo of ae
inataat orgeiiigaiion. This tarborshop is idocated at]
is alleged to be th ne Gecting place or ere of fg Pasy
Reporting ge: An & conversa
tion while or ing agent 's ioe. While wed tin Ale turn reportinse
agent noted tha engaetd two negro cuetanatein o sonversation regarding
his service in fhe S. Army. Substantial) faformed big negro
customers that he had served a year and a half In the army, five nonthe of
this tice delng served in the southers part of England, Be claimed a medical
Steck egg ep tb od ligtcners that one of hia limba was shorter than the
other. ee 2: ag a wnole he liked army life and that 14 was the
duty of all ABerican people te fight for and protect this country. He
felt that tue experience in the trip to Englind was valuable to him, but
bitterly eriticized the "Jin Crowiss” be exper Pence iia ° soutbern part of
the United Slates and ales in England. At ome tin and the agent were
glone in the barber shep.. again he bitterly assal oo southorners, and
the m proceeced to give a discourse rolative to himself and hie Moorish
aseestry. He deelarcd thers werd no such peowle as negroes or colored
pedole. Se hinscif was p uosaviedan, nn Asintic, and a daecendant of the
isgerish peopae. Farthornére be could trase pack his ancestry ten thousand
yoata, He aivised the ageat he was e sether of the uoorish Science Temple,
insicatt- if tae crescent and star displayed in the atore, and also the
various grou) pieturces ant entlens of the organization. He parefully
Ean Pee na tional ate oe.
pointed arene nis Ww Prctiwws BGS ee tae Yar Lous BGIhSrs at ra Ra te ka ede a BE
vontios. of ths organise viens, agserting he played in the band. He tadlested
a@ picture of the organization's flsg, nenely the Noroucan flag, and advised
that the local semters of the organization met dn the rear of the darber
ahor.
He Mentioned and pointed out pictures of ELSRAaN 3 = = ‘
{ and nig wife, and others attired in the regalia of tha crgenisation,
oye fering he Beant ‘eg visit to the shop it was noted that e munber
of older men, not ore shop customers, passed through the shop and entered
of rear. Conver as broken by the madden entrance
SBT, ish t ae his conversation. Just
Fi
Lay ed te tha grant the
Ro - B % a aye cy
ae BAS
ed the "Moorish Foine™ which he ateted were on
Fe aa 2 muy We ae: ay ee
orensizetional booklet 2
sale te the serbere for ton: conte:
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