- unitid
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{"value"=>"184402", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 827", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22295329", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1789-2007", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1789/2007"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Moorish Science research collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.67 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Bey, Allan Ahmed", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"com"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p> 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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Allan Ahmed Bey, January 2010.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Nurah-Rosalie Jeter, May 2010.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Moorish Science Temple of America collection, Sc MG 435, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
- bibliography
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{"id"=>"aspace_42095f801d5103a57a2993a99ace2768", "value"=>"<p>Encylopaedia Britannica. \"Moorish Science Temmple of America.\" Accessed November 9, 2020, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Moorish-Science-Temple-of-America.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2020 November 9"}
- date_start
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1789
- keydate
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1789
- date_end
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2007
- date_inclusive_start
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1789
- date_inclusive_end
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2007
- extent_statement
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0.67 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Moorish Science research collection, Sc MG 827, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"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. 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.", "generated"=>true}