The "Caananites Temple"

Little is known about the early history of twentieth-century African-American Islam.  The Canaanite (or Caananites) Temple has for decades been rumored to have been one of the first African-American Islamic organizations, but, until recently, no evidence had been produced to confirm its existence.  In my latest article, "Abdul Hamid Suleiman and the Origins of the Moorish Science Temple" (link: http://raceandreligion.com/JRER/Volume_2_(2011)_files/Bowen%202%2013.pdf ), I examine new evidence concerning a "Caananites Temple" that was active in Newark in 1923 and which may have influenced the Moorish Science Temple.