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Moorish Science research collection.

Title
  1. Moorish Science research collection.
Published by
  1. 1789-2007.
Supplementary content
  1. Finding aid
Author
  1. Bey, Allan Ahmed

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Additional authors
  1. Moorish Science Temple of America.
Description
  1. 0.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
Summary
  1. This collection consists of materials collected by Allen Ahmed Bey for his research on the Moorish Science Temple in the United States. Included in the collection are legal briefs on the status of Moorish Nation Nationals (citizens) which contain a public declaration of national constitutional immunity. Also included are a number of documents on the history of the Moorish Nation and instructional manuals (lessons) for members.
  2. Moorish Science Temple of America, is an U.S. religious movement founded in Newark, N.J., in 1913 by Timothy Drew (1886–1929), known to followers as Noble Drew Ali and also as the Prophet. Drew Ali taught that all Blacks were of Moorish origins but had their Muslim identity taken away from them through slavery and racial segregation. He advocated that they should return to the Islam of their Moorish forefathers, redeeming themselves from racial oppression by reclaiming their historical spiritual heritage. He also encouraged use of the term Moor rather than Black in self-identification. Many of the group’s formal practices were derived from Muslim observances.
Subject
  1. African Americans > Religion
  2. Muslims > United States
  3. Black Muslims > History
Call number
  1. Sc MG 827
Source (note)
  1. Gift of Allan Ahmed Bey, January 2010.
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. Moorish Science Temple of America collection, Sc MG 435, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Processing action (note)
  1. Processing Information: Accessioned by Nurah-Rosalie Jeter, May 2010.
Author
  1. Bey, Allan Ahmed, compiler.
Title
  1. Moorish Science research collection.
Production
  1. 1789-2007.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Location of other archival materials
  1. Moorish Science Temple of America collection, Sc MG 435, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Processing action
  1. Processing Information: Accessioned by Nurah-Rosalie Jeter, May 2010.
Source
  1. Gift of Allan Ahmed Bey, January 2010.
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  1. Finding aid
Added author
  1. Moorish Science Temple of America.
Research call number
  1. Sc MG 827
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