"Negro Cults" - Vintage Newspaper Clippings

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The Monroe News-Star
Monroe, Louisiana
12 Aug 1930, Tue • Page 1

Asheville Gazette-News
Asheville, North Carolina
02 Apr 1912, Tue • Page 1

 

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The Tribune
Scranton, Pennsylvania
03 Apr 1912, Wed • Page 1

Herald and Review
Decatur, Illinois
07 Mar 1935, Thu • Page 18

Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
06 May 1930, Tue • Page 1

 

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The Kokomo Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana
25 Nov 1932, Fri • Page 1

The Wichita Beacon
Wichita, Kansas
03 Jun 1921, Fri • Page 1

Xenia Daily Gazette
Xenia, Ohio
06 Mar 1935, Wed • Page 1

Decatur Evening Herald
Decatur, Illinois
26 Sep 1929, Thu • Page 1

 

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The San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco, California
03 May 1974, Fri • Page 3

The Times Recorder
Zanesville, Ohio
25 Nov 1932, Fri • Page 1

Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
24 Nov 1932, Thu • Page 1

 

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The Windsor Star
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
21 Nov 1932, Mon • Page 2

The Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana
24 Mar 1964, Tue • Page 12

 

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@Get These Nets and @IllmaticDelta Have you heard of The Star Order of Ethiopia?

The Broad Ax
Salt Lake City, Utah
26 Jun 1920, Sat • Page 1

Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
22 Jun 1920, Tue • Page 4

Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
21 Jun 1920, Mon • Page 3

Reno Gazette-Journal
Reno, Nevada
26 Sep 1929, Thu • Page 1

 

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Is this the hitpiece that was linked to the early NOI?

I see the location of the story and guessing that it's roughly the same time as the other stories in the post.

There was a grisly murder that law enforcement tried to pin to a member of the early NOI that made the general public afraid of them. This sounds like it might be the story. People associate the Nation of Islam with Chicago, but I believe it came together in Michigan.

 

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@Get These Nets and Have you heard of The Star Order of Ethiopia?

I've read the name before in books about that period of time. I know nothing about it.

 

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Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls, Montana
06 Mar 1935, Wed • Page 2

The Sandusky Register
Sandusky, Ohio
08 Mar 1935, Fri • Page 9

Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
04 Feb 1930, Tue • Page 32

 

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I've read the name before in books about that period of time. I know nothing about it.

I think they were apart of the "Back to Africa" movement. They wanted to go to Ethiopia though -- as they thought all Black people were Ethiopians.

They had beef with Du Bois too -- like Garvey. I am guessing it's because they were preaching Back to Africa -- and he wasn't.

 

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Is this the hitpiece that was linked to the early NOI?

I see the location of the story and guessing that it's roughly the same time as the other stories in the post.

There was a grisly murder that law enforcement tried to pin to a member of the early NOI that made the general public afraid of them. This sounds like it might be the story. People associate the Nation of Islam with Chicago, but I believe it came together in Michigan.

I'm not sure. I'll do some research and find out. But, they have LOTS of hit pieces - White were on their ass.

Yeah, it seems like after Fard was kicked out of Detriot - they moved shop to Chicago.

All I can say is Black folks, particularly Black men were not playing back then!

Especially those who moved to the Midwest during the Great Migration.

 

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I think they were apart of the "Back to Africa" movement. They wanted to go to Ethiopia though -- as they thought all Black people were Ethiopians.

They had beef with Du Bois too -- like Garvey. I am guessing it's because they were preaching Back to Africa -- and he wasn't.

Thanks for the info.

Interesting that in the end,Dubois ended up relocating to Africa.

 

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The original NOI:

Ames Daily Tribune
Ames, Iowa
06 Mar 1935, Wed • Page 1


King Shah:

The Moorish

The South Bend Tribune
South Bend, Indiana
16 May 1933, Tue • Page 13

The Morning Call
Laurel, Mississippi
28 Sep 1929, Sat • Page 1

Austin American-Statesman
Austin, Texas
30 Sep 1929, Mon • Page 2

 

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I'm not sure. I'll do some research and find out. But, they have LOTS of hit pieces - White were on their ass.

Yeah, it seems like after Fard was kicked out of Detriot - they moved shop to Chicago.

All I can say is Black folks, particularly Black men were not playing back then!

Especially those who moved to the Midwest during the Great Migration.

Some of the men who migrated North & West pushed back against racists down South, and put hands, feet, and bullets in those white folks. They moved so that the heat died down.

They weren't playing any games.

 

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Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06 Nov 1929, Wed • Page 3