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date	event	tags	firsts
1912 21 Sep 191- 1912-09-21 edit	`Abdu'l-Bahá visited Omaha, left at midnight and arrived three hours later in Lincoln, Nebraska. [239D:151] News reached Àbdu'l-Bahá of the impending conflict in the Balkan Peninsula. [Àbdu'l-Bahá in America	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Lincoln, NE; Nebraska, USA; Omaha, NE
1912 27 Sep 191- 1912-09-27 edit	`Abdu'l-Bahá left Glenwood Springs for Salt Lake City. [239D:159]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Denver, CO; Glenwood Springs, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; United States (USA)
1912 26 Sep 191- 1912-09-26 edit	`Abdu'l-Bahá left Denver and arrived in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. [239D:158]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Colorado, USA; Denver, CO; Glenwood Springs, CO; United States (USA)
1912 28 Sep 191- 1912-09-28 edit	`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Salt Lake City. [239D:159]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Salt Lake City, UT; United States (USA)
1912 23 Sep 191- 1912-09-23 edit	`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Denver in the afternoon. [239D:152; SoG221-222; MD282-283]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Denver, CO; United States (USA)
1912 22 Sep 191- 1912-09-22-02 edit	While passing through Lincoln, Nebraska 'Abdu'l-Bahá's intention was to return the visit of William and Mary Bryan who had met Him in Akka in 1906. Upon telephoning they learned that Mr Bryan was not at home but Mrs Bryan invited Him to their home for tea. (Mr Bryan was on a campaign tour for the future president, Woodrow Wilson. Bryan later become his Secretary of State.) [MD281; 239D152; ABW74; SoG221] iiiii	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Lincoln, NE; Mary Elizabeth Baird; Nebraska, USA; William Jennings Bryan
22 or 27 Sep 191- 1912-09-22-01 edit	The marriage of Louis G. Gregory and Louisa ("Louise") A. M. Mathew, the first interracial Bahá'í couple, who met while on pilgrimage and whom 'Abdul-Bahá had encouraged to marry. They exchanged Bahá'í vows after the rites performed by Rev. Everard W. Daniel, curate of St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church, perhaps the most prestigious African American church in the country, in a private ceremony in his residence. In a "Tablet" (translated March 14, 1914). She was 46 and he was 8 years younger. [SYH73-75, 91] `Abdu'l-Bahá lauded the Gregorys' marriage as "an introduction to the accomplishment" of harmony between the races. [`ABDU'L-BAHÁ' S 1912 HOWARD UNIVERSITY SPEECH: A CIVIL WAR MYTH FOR INTERRACIAL EMANCIPATION p117 by Dr Christopher Buck] See The Journey West. The prayer, "Verily, they are married in obedience to thy command. Cause them to become the signs of unity and harmony until the end of time..." was revealed for their wedding by 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [FMH97] "Intermarriage is a good way to efface racial differences. It produces strong, beautiful offspring, clever and resourceful." [sYH7] [239D:169] reported this marriage took place on the 27th of September. At this time interracial marriage was legal in Washington but not socially acceptable. It was outlawed in 25 states. It wasn't until 1967 that legislation forbidding interracial marriages was henceforth illegal. In the Washington community at this time there were white Bahá'ís who did not yet understand the principle of racial unity. [SYH80, 85-86] "I made that marriage." 'Abdu'l-Bahá is reported having said to Mrs Parsons. "I wish the white and coloured races to marry"	Firsts, other; Interracial marriage; Louis G. Gregory; Louise Gregory; Marriage; New York, USA; Race; United States (USA); Unity; Weddings	the first interracial Bahá’í couple
1912 25 Sep 191- 1912-09-25 edit	Talk at Second Divine Science Church, 3929 West Thirty-eighth Avenue, Denver, Colorado . [PUP337]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Colorado, USA; Denver, CO; United States (USA)
1912 24 Sep 191- 1912-09-24 edit	Talk at Home of Mrs. Roberts Denver, Colorado. [PUP334]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Denver, CO; United States (USA)
1912 20 Sep 191- 1912-09-20 edit	Talk at Home of Mr. Albert L. Hall, 2030 Queen Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. [PUP325] Talk at Home of Dr. and Mrs. Clement Woolson, 870 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. [PUP329] For more information on Clement Woolson see his Find a grave eulogy. `Abdu'l-Bahá left Minneapolis for Omaha, Nebraska, arriving the same night. [239D:20] AB279 says this was 21 September.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Minneapolis, MN; Minnesota, USA; Nebraska, USA; Omaha, NE; United States (USA)


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