The document recounts a conversation with Brother Walker about his experiences with Timothy Drew and their involvement in secret societies. It details their meetings at a barbershop in the early 1900s and the establishment of a temple where Drew preached about their identity and beliefs. The narrative highlights the socio-economic conditions of the time and the evolution of their community gatherings.
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Drew Ali Mason - Last Canaanite Temple Member
The document recounts a conversation with Brother Walker about his experiences with Timothy Drew and their involvement in secret societies. It details their meetings at a barbershop in the early 1900s and the establishment of a temple where Drew preached about their identity and beliefs. The narrative highlights the socio-economic conditions of the time and the evolution of their community gatherings.
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the following question.
Brother ‘walker,Jerrie has told me that you knew Timothy Drew By
“put I always called him DREW, he added we worked togeather ‘ans paonses
“te the same secret societies (Mason and Odd Fellows). ,
Where did you meet Drew ? Dixion Barbershop on Warren St.
Brother Walker, I always thought the Barbershop was on West Manket Sit
No)it was located on Warren St. af
“What did you all do in the Barbershop 7? In those days the fellow net:
“talked, planned, the gazber Shop was the neighbor-nood social cant
we hed'no plase to mect,most had no money.
Was Drew one of the fellows 7 Yes.
When did you first meet Drew.? 1913, Just before the firat Korld War,
“etarted, it was around this time I firet stared to meet with theasthing
(as. rough in thope days,no steady work. .
How did you all itve 7 A days work here and their, those who did work
ateady, worked twelve hourg a day. Did Drew have a job ? Not that I know off,I believe. iM 5
Brother Walker you told me you and Drew worked togeathens)
where 7? In 1915,me stapted to work at Veeters Electric any
Newark, ai
Did Dizson work at
Did you and the others atill meet at the Barber shi
ag often, because most of the fellowe was working ten and”
8 day, We got: tegeather on week-ends the group had -inon
What you gaia Buother Yalker is the shop became. to sma)
group ? Yea, te vas adetaea we find a meetin, plac AR
What year wag it when you found a place ? 1916,
Where was this place located ? We found a place on the comer.ef Ruté
Street and twelveth Ave, on the second floor over a sale,
on Rutger St. - sas
Brother Walker,what month and day“you and the group begin to meet?
It ‘vas in may,we took up collection to pay the rent on June Min
at to be May first when we first met.
Who did the teaching ? Drew did the preaching,Dixion helped,he was
a two by fore preacher, ‘
What was your meeting place called ? Teuple, .
Was this the only name it was mow by ? No, I was trying to remember
the first name,the name 1s a song about a Holy Land and, the pegple
that cane from’1t,
Was it Canaanite Temple ? Yes.
Was Duew head of this Temple 7 Yes,and Dixion next.
Pid you know Dixion he asked me 7 No.Ive seen the name on the books
in the Hall of recorda. . .
Brother Walker,I was told Drew lost out as head of this temple 7
Yes he did in 1919 and,Dixion took over,
Brother Walker, could you tell me what Drew preached about 7 He had
@ Bible and,he preached that we came out of the Holy Land of Canaan,
we were a Holy people and,we was not Negroes, Colored peoples and,
ghristanity was not the religion of our people and)we were not ehris.
tian but Muslem, ( I spelled the word like{sounded)
Did he preached all this in one meeting 7 Ne,at different times,
