American-Moorish Science Temple
Title
American-Moorish Science Temple
Subject
Description
The American-Moorish Science Temple was established in Newark, New Jersey, in 1913 by Timothy Drew (1886–1929), known to followers as Noble Drew Ali and also as the Prophet of the sect. 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. Drew Ali relocated the headquarters of the sect to Chicago in the mid-1920s and erected a local temple in Newark in 1928
Date
1928
State
extant
Bibliography
Moorish Science Temple of America
"Moorish Science Temple of America". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 19 Jun. 2016<http://www.britannica.com/topic/Moorish-Science-Temple-of-America>.
"Moorish Science Temple of America". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 19 Jun. 2016<http://www.britannica.com/topic/Moorish-Science-Temple-of-America>.
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“American-Moorish Science Temple,” DANA, accessed December 19, 2024, https://dana.njit.edu/items/show/446.
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