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Moorish Science Temple of America: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: GovInfo - The Moorish Science Temple of America (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Jan 03, 2025
	Add new Web site: GovInfo - The Moorish Science Temple of America (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Dec 30, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Kentucky - Notable Kentucky African Americans Database - Moorish Science Temple of America in Kentucky.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 07, 2024
	Add new Web site: IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks - Debating the Origins of the Moorish Science Temple: Toward a New Cultural History.	Grace Young	Aug 27, 2024
	Add new Web site: African American Heritage Trail - Moorish Science Temple.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 19, 2024
	Add new Web site: The New York Public Library - Archives & Manuscripts - Moorish Science Temple of America.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: World Religious and Spirituality Project - Moorish Science Temple of America.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 15, 2023
	Add new Web site: Federal Bureau of Prisons - Moorish Science Temple of America.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 01, 2023
	Cross-references added.	Michael Ray	Jan 25, 2023
	Article thoroughly revised and updated to mention both the movement's sacred text and the major organizations that resulted from schism after the death of Noble Drew Ali.	Matt Stefon	Jun 17, 2009
	Added new Web site: Official Site of Moorish Science Temple of America.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 30, 2007
	Added new Web site: Moorish Science Temple of America - American Moslems.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 30, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998