| Contents |
The spread of the Bahá'í faith among African Americans, 1898-1925 / Richard Hollinger -- Reconsidering the civil rights era / June Manning Thomas -- Bahá'í teachings on racial unity: influences on my academic career / Richard W. Thomas -- The Ruhi Training Institute program: one method for creating racial harmony / Loni Bramson -- Bahá'í efforts to transform society: using FACT data to measure race unity activity / Michael McMullen -- Anti-Black racism: a Bahá'í response / Gwen Etter-Lewis. |
| Abstract |
"This book provides new material on the members of the Bahá'í Faith, for whom the pursuit of racial justice, healing, and harmony is central to their religious expression. Using historical research, social scientific analysis, and personal memoir, the contributors document the Bahá'ís' efforts to address America's "most challenging issue""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bahá'í faith and African American studies Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023 9781666900170 |
| LCCN | 2022043359 |
| ISBN | 9781666900163 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1666900168 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
