NUWAUBIANISM

DWIGHT YORK

• Born on June 26, 1935
• Also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa Al Haadi Al Mahdi, Dr. York
• Began preaching in 1967 in Brooklyn
• Founded many different quasi-religious orders in the 1980s and 1990s

NUWAUBIAN FACTS

• "The Holy Tablets" is a 1700 page document written by York in 1996
• "Nuwaubu" means the "way of life" for "supreme beings"
• Nuwaubianism is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

TAMA-RE

• Egyptian themed "city" in Putnam County, Georgia built in 1993
• Pyramids, temples, and living quarters that could house hundreds of followers
• 476 acres of land

TAMA-RE

• Was eventually sold under government forfeiture after York was sent to prison
• Demolished in 2005

FOLLOWERS

• By 2000 the "United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors" had 500 followers
• 5,000 visitors attended "Savior's Day" June 26th which is York's birthday

WHY NUWAUBIANISM?

• "York fed on racial feelings. Black pride, black identity, 'we are chosen.' It's a very appealing message." Says one loyal follower "A lot of the members, they're not bad people, they're just confused, and Malachi York always taught that he was a sacrificial lamb. He sacrificed himself for the congregation." Says another

CALENDAR

• 19 is a very unique number
• 666 is the number of the beast
• 0 is the number of the devil
• 19 months on the calendar
• 19x19=361 degrees
• 360 degree circle, 1 degree allows time to expand out of the circle

YORK: A BAD MAN

• In 2002, the FBI raided the Tama-Re and arrested York and his "main wife" Kathy Johnson on suspicion of child abuse.
• Witnesses testified that dozens of children were forced to perform sex acts with both York (56) and Johnson (33).
• Johnson was given a two-year sentence, and York, indicted by a grand jury on 74 counts of child molestation and one count of rape, was sentenced to 135 years in a maximum-security prison.