5.1. Descripción de hallazgos más relevantes y significativos
5.1.4. Implicancias del estudio
Brother R. Dingle-El, receiving his teaching under the direction of John Given-El, states that he was ordained on November 30, 1940 to establish a system to remove all names that delude to slavery. This system, according to him, was designed to have the true origin and nationality of the Moorish Americans recorded on all state and federal documents. Richardson Dingle-El called this system the "Moorish National Bureau of Vital Statistics (refer: National Archives, Washington, D.C., under file number 5-39, on Moorish). In 1942, he and his brother. T. Dingle-El (who also received his teachings from Givens-El; joining that fraction of the Moorish Movement in 1940) carried this system to the headquarters of the Selective Service System requesting that they change the racial classifications i.e., Negro, Black, Colored, etc., use on their records. The Dingle-El brothers carried on this effort until 1954. They are noted for their interpretation and efforts to
"resurrect" the Executive Will of President Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of September 22, 1862 and the 13 amendment of the United States Constitution (i.e., original 13 amendments with 20 sections). In 1953, T.
Dingle-El was ordained a divine minister by the Givens-El fraction. It was at this time that ha states that he turned his efforts towards uniting the Moorish Movement under one head. However, it wasn't until the late 1970's and early 1980's that his attempts were brought to light. It was around this time that he published his book, "The Resurrection: Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc., The Truth; Be Yourself and Not Somebody Else (refer:
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 78-57828). In this book were included a number of Noble Draw Ali's original literary works. Thus, being granted copyright protection; Timothy Dingle-El, declared that he was the new author of the Moorish, Movement. He declared, "until I can find a better solution for there to be one head of a Grand Body in Chicago, without confusion, copyright authority is the only solution and all followers of Noble Drew All's works will honor it with peace of mind because the Divine Constitution order them to do so" (Resurrection, page 7).
Grand Sheik T. Dingle-El-Noble Drew Ali
He went on to state: "My name will be Timothy Dingle-El, Noble Drew Ali, Author and Founder" (Resurrection, page 10). Timothy Dingle-El's headquarters was located at 3911 Belle Avenue., Baltimore, Maryland.
He called his temple, "Temple #13-1". However, he died in 1980 never reaching his dream of becoming supreme leader of the Moorish Movement.
The leadership of his fraction was turned over to his wife, Sister-L. Dingle-El, under the title Supreme Grand Noblest. Nevertheless, his fraction like others before him, began to separate into smaller groups and diverse interpretations of "his" doctrines. One group lead by Sheik W. Rice-Bey would incorporate under the name, "Resurrection: Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc." Another lead by Hayes Sample-Bey would establish what would be called: The Moorish Missionary Communication and Assistant Office of the Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc. Sample-Bey would later declare himself, "The Prophet" . Nevertheless, neither group would make any real impact on the Moorish Movement. In fact, Brother Sample Bey, would eventually be forced to close his doors and Sheik Rice-Bey would turn his leadership over to Sheik C. Prather-El. Who would late go on to claim the title: Supreme Grand Sheik. In dispute of his claims to authority, a number of sheiks of this group broke off to form their own temples, titles included:
Grand Sheik Melvin V. Bey of the Supreme Grand Resurrection Temple and Grand Sheik J. Clay-El (late known as Misha-El Elohim Ali-El) of the Embryo: Circle Seven, Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc. An internal dispute within the latter would give way to Brother C. Childs-Bey leaving forming his own temple. The strongest of the Resurrection temples may be those under Grand Sheik J. Lomax-Bey, who served many years as chairman under the late Grand Sheik T. Dingle-El.
Grand Sheik R. Dingle-El aka Prophet Noble Drew Ali, Reincarnated 3rd
While his brother was trying to carve his piece of the Moorish Movement, R.
Dingle-El was carving his own. In 1975, he proclaimed himself the 3rd reincarnation of the Prophet Noble Drew Ali. In an article in the Baltimore 3un paper he claimed that Givens-El, before his death in 1945, designated him as his hair. According to Dingle-El, he called a meeting and passed "THE WORD" to him on a piece of paper. However, he remained silent until 1975 when he established his own headquarters - incorporating the "Moorish Science Temple, The Divine and National Movement, Incorporated #13".
He later established the "Moorish School of Law and History" which taught Constitutional Law and history; and, a radio talk show called, "The Light'.
Prior to his death, his fraction split into a number of small groups, the most recognizable was under the direction of a brother name Clarence Reynolds-El. Who would later change his name to Rommani M. Amenu-El and author the book: The Negro, The Black, The Moor.
Certificate of Registration/Moorish National Bureau of Vital Statistics
Charter signed by Grand Sheik Fredrick Turner-El, issued to Grand Sheik R. Dingle-El aka Prophet Noble Drew Ali, Reincarnated 3rd, later turned over to Sheik C. Reynolds-El