salam u alykum the capital of morrocco was called by some Casablanca ( the white house) sound familiar the white house you know of was named after the capital of morroco (the original white house was actually in shaykh amexum now called philidelphia ) not dc at any rate washington dc is 10 mile radius and its there only real jurisdiction
morroco had treatys applying to all moors up until the U.S. consular courts in Morocco was abolished in 1956
act here is a case where abraham lincoln defends A MOOR YES A MOOR AND SHOWS THE JUDGE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOOR AND A NEGRO (BLACK COLORED) ISLAM
One unique slander case Lincoln argued at the DeWitt County Circuit Court, Clinton, Illinois, in the May and October 1855 terms involved much more than a defamation of character, and suggested that Huck Finn's friend Jim might have reconsidered his plan of escape to freedom: "I reck'n'd at by fo' in the mawnin' I'd. . .slip in, jis b'fo daylight, en swim asho' en take to de woods on de Illinois side."
In August 1851, William Dungey, a dark-skinned young man of Portuguese descent, married Joseph Spencer's sister. A family quarrel ensued, which became so bitter that in January 1855, Spencer claimed throughout the community that his brother-in-law, "Black Bill," was a Negro.
"My client is not a Negro, though it is a crime to be a Negro--no crime to be born with a black skin. But my client is not a Negro. His skin may not be as white as ours, but I say he is not a Negro, though he may be a Moore." "Mr. Lincoln," interrupted Judge Davis, scarcely able to restrain a smile, "you mean a Moor, not Moore." "Well, your Honor, Moor, not C.H. Moore," replied Mr. Lincoln, with a sweep of his long arm toward the table where Moore and I sat. "I say my client may be a Moor, but he is not a Negro."
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