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Moorish Science Temple of America — Part 19
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6. LETLA-REEDY SEY
born 11/29/02 pt Allendale, S.C.
7. ROBERP- Keepy bey 4Ngo, :
borr. 8/12/91 at Allendale, S.C.
that besides the abov o stay at the farm there
cluding @ mn known as and his hife, and av
ary MH. ars are 23am wim ry wean hath anc and infant.
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bedded We ltt ek ke a a tb alll, Se, Waay ae wed * wks Wi Dd MA
that at the time lepal transaction for the farm was closed
iB rege prepossessing Negro man, wearing large diamond rings and
rather flash ssed, appoared at the clerk's effice in company wit
———— upon being asked if the man's name was
Tee she thought that le probably was.
as there vas little activity on the farm as far as she ln
ang little farming. The farm at the present tire, she stated, had a few sna ~.
family garden plots tut that they dic net tend them well and were not rade re oc:
thing on 2 largs scale that she knew of. She said that according to inferms:.:.
pathered by her most of the male members of the organization did not work of Tul.
[ ing but worked away in industry in various tons comparatively nearby.
vil
as ::: originally, ise., back in 1941, the Moorish Sctencs Pir-!e
arm leaders wantec to be tax exempted on the ground that it was a religion: «-
ganization but thet the assessors on the tax beard had refused this claim deurtsn
f there was no svidence of any kind to sunport the contention that the farm and iim
| buildi:gs were used for religious purposes or as a church,
Howaver, no appeal vas filed from this decision and the persons residing on the
farm have caused no trable of any kind in or around Woodstock to her knowledge
and also she knew of ne activity on their part which could be deamed subversive in
any respect.
a «: the ‘Yoodstock Conn, Ration Board was interviewed emmeerning
j he various Moorish Seience Temple farm residents and she stated
BEY was the so-called head priest and on one occasion he ha:
ra
Lise der to drive from the farm to Hartford, Com. to attend
teetings. that the ration beard refused this request because
it was quite applicants were Negroes and not Moers. On one ceca~
atte abn tn tant bh —
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sim COJITRYAN shaved her 4 very elaborate certificate which steted that he was
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