TAGS: – Institute process; - Visuals, illustrations and photographs; 1930; 1940s; Community building; Learning; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Nine Year Plan (2022-2031); Prejudice, Elimination of; Race; Racism; Social action; Social change; United States (documents); Unity

Abstract:

Explores a Bahá'í-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, and advancing Bahá'u'lláh’s vision through community-building and social transformation. Includes a compilation on the elimination of racial prejudice.

Notes:

Mirrored with permission from journal.bahaistudies.ca. See also the complete issue [PDF].

- The appendix, "Selected Passages Pertaining to the Elimination of Racial Prejudice", is found on pages 61-98.
- Historical photographs (not directly related to the text) of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, depicting various stages of construction, appear on pages 12, 33, 47, 62, and 87. These images correspond to the years 1930-1931, 1940, and 1945.

Also available for purchase in book format, under the title "In Pursuit of a More Superb Mission" (preview excerpt below).

Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America

Paul Lample

published in Journal of Bahá'í Studies

35:1-2, pp. 9-101

2025-03

1. PDF from Journal of Bahá'í Studies (see book preview below)

Download: lample_elimination_racial_prejudice.pdf.

2. Book version: Contents page and pages 3-4, 14-16, 38-39 (from preview at bahaibookstore.com)

Download: lample_elimination_racial_prejudice_sample.pdf.

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DOI	10.31581/jbs-35.1-2.584(2025)
Language	English
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