- 1894-02-00 —
Ibrahim George Kheiralla settled in Chicago. [BFA1:XXVII, AB65]
- Owing to his work, the first Bahá'í community in North America was soon formed in Chicago with other groups soon forming in Philadelphia, New York City, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Ithaca, New York. [BBRSM:100; BW10:179; LDNW12]
- See AY59-60 for a description of the teaching method used by Haddad and Kheiralla.
- See
Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion by E.G. Browne, Chapter 2, Ibrahim George Khayru'lláh and the Bahá'í Propaganda in America for an appreciation of what Kheiralla believed and taught.
- 1912-06-08 —
Talk at 309 West Seventy-eighth Street, New York,
[PUP171]
- `Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Philadelphia. [239D:88; AB209]
- 1912-06-09 — Talk at Unitarian Church, Fifteenth Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [PUP172]
Talk at Baptist Temple, Broad and Berks Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [PUP176] [MD126-127]
The following day the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on these two talks. [Remembering 'Abdu'l-Baha's Call for Unity, a Century after World War I Bahá'í World News Service2018-11-26]
- 1912-06-10 — `Abdu'l-Bahá left Philadelphia and returned to New York, arriving the same day. [239D:88; AB211]
- 1912-11-11 —
`Abdu'l-Bahá traveled to Baltimore by train and arrived at Camden Station at 11AM. He was accompanied by Dr. Ameen Fareed and Mirza Ahmad Sohrab (interpreters), Mirza Mahmud, Mirza 'Ali Akah, Mirza Valiollah Khan, Dr. Zia Bagdadi, and Saya Assadollah [239D:183; AB329]
- At noon He spoke at the chapel of the Unitarian Church on the unity of religions and the oneness of God. The chapel was packed with Johns Hopkins University faculty members and many local professional men.
- After the address he shared lunch at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Struven with more than 50 people.
- He left Baltimore about 3PM and on his return to New York He passed through Philadelphia, where He met the Bahá'ís on the train platform. ['Abdu'l-Bahá in Baltimore by Allison Vaccaro and Edward E. Bartlett]
- 1924-01-28 —
Isabella Brittingham, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Bahá, passed away at the Revell home in Philadelphia. [SEBW138]
- For her life see SEBW131-8.
- See Brittingham, Isabella by Robert Stockman.
- 1924-10-22 — The fourth Race Amity Convention was held in Philadelphia. Because there were few Bahá'ís in the city at that time it required assistance from other communities. Roy Williams played a key role as he had in Springfield. Louis Gregory spent one month writing articles for the newspapers, speaking and serving in other ways.
The first session was attended by some 600 people, and, thanks to the excellent press coverage, 900 were present the second day.
The following day, on the 24th of October, the Bahá'í supported a Conference on Inter-racial Justice organized by the Quakers. Followup meetings were held on the 25th and the 26th of October. [SYD147-149] - 1954-06-09 —
The passing of Alain LeRoy Locke (b. September 13, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.) in New York. He was laid to rest in Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC.
- Locke graduated from Harvard University and was the first African American to win a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship (1907). Despite his intellect and clear talent, Locke faced significant barriers as an African American. In spite of the fact that he had been selected as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, Locke was denied admission to several colleges at the University of Oxford because of his race. He finally gained entry into Hertford College, where he studied from 1907 to 1910. Locke also studied philosophy at the University of Berlin during his years abroad. He subsequently received a doctorate in philosophy from Harvard and taught at Howard University.
- Locke declared his belief in the Bahá'í Faith in 1918. He is thus among a list of some 40 known African Americans to join the religion during the ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- In 1925 he published The New Negro: An Interpretation of Negro Life. It was an anthology showcasing African American artists and is generally considered a seminal moment in the founding of the Harlem Renaissance and he became known as the "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance" which sought to advance African Americans through race relations, the arts, and social thought, leaving behind European and white American styles and celebrating the black experience.
- See Alain Locke: Four Talks Redefining Democracy, Education, and World Citizenship edited and introduced by Christoper Buck and Betty J Fisher in World Order Vol 38 No3 p21-41. [Uplifting Words; Wikipedia]
[Uplifting Words; Wikipedia]
- See his article "Impressions of Haifa". [BW3p527-528]
- See also his article "The Orientation of Hope". [BW5p527-528]
- See Alain Locke: Bahá'í Philosopher by Christopher Buck.
- See Alain Locke: Faith & Philosophy by Christopher Buck
- See the review by Derik Smith in World Order Vol 38 No3 p42-48.
- See Bahá'í Chronicles.
- See Bahá'í Teachings.
- See Uplifting Words.
- The Bahá'í Faith and African American History: Creating Racial and Religious Diversity, Chapter 3: "Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith" by Christopher Buck.
- The US Postal Service issued a series of stamps entitles Great Literary Movement: The voices of the Harlem Renaissance Forever on 21 May 2020.
- Find a grave.
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