1. 2022-09. Reconsidering the Civil Rights Era in the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. June Manning Thomas. On principles of racial prejudice and 1960s South Carolina, including the fallacy of racial prejudice, the need to judge people by their moral character rather than their race, and the responsibilities of different races toward each other. Articles.
2. 2019-03-12. Progress of the Faith in the United States and South Carolina. Universal House of Justice. While growth may not be always apparent in local regions, efforts of clusters country-wide are showing overall progress. UHJ-letters.
3. 2016. No Jim Crow Church: The Origins of South Carolina's Bahá'í Community, by Louis Venters: Review. Richard Thomas. Reviews.
4. 2015-03-23. Request for Designation as Martyr of Alonzo Twine. Universal House of Justice. In response to a request that Alonzo Twine, the first Bahá'í in the state of South Carolina, be named a Martyr to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh, the House replied that there are no criteria for them to make such designations. UHJ-letters.
5. 2014-06-18. How a 19th-century Persian faith became the second-most common religion in our state: Why So Many Bahá'í?. Paul Bowers. Newspapers.
6. 2010. "Most Great Reconstruction": The Bahá'í Faith in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1898-1965. Louis E. Venters. The Faith enjoyed a period of growth from the 1960s-1980s that was largely inspired by interracial teaching campaigns in the South. The Bahá'í movement in South Carolina was a significant, sustained response to racist ideologies. Link to thesis (offsite). Theses.
7. 2009. Gregory, Louis George. Gayle Morrison. On the African American lawyer who became a leading Bahá’í speaker, writer, administrator, and proponent of race unity and equality, member of the national governing body of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, and Hand of the Cause. Encyclopedia.
8. 1997. Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph. Peter Terry. Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Italy. She had a great impact on her fellow believers during her lifetime, but is little-recognized today. Biographies.
9. 1973-10. Emogene Hoagg: Exemplary Pioneer. Amine de Mille. Biography of travel-teacher and translator of the Writings into Italian. Biographies.
10. 1971-1995. 1971-1995: Newspaper articles archive. Various. Collection of newspaper articles from 1971-1995. Newspapers.
11. 1919-06-07. Report to Abdul Baha of the Bahá'í Activities in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, A. Charles Mason Remey. Diary of travel-teaching March-April 1919. Includes letter to the members of the Bahá'í Board of Teaching in America about successful techniques. Articles.

1. 1874-06-06 — Birth of Louis George Gregory, Hand of the Cause of God at Charleston, South Carolina.
2. 1984-03-21 —
   The inaugural broadcast for Radio Baha'i WLGI, located at the Louis Gregory Bahá'í Institute in Hemingway, South Carolina, was Naw Ruz, 141 B.E. (March 21, 1984). [from an email from Greg Kintz, General Manager, Radio Baha'i, dated 19 March, 2019]
   • WLGI Website
   • To listen to WLGI on-line.
3. 1986-01-28 —
   The death of NASA Astronaut Ronald Erwin McNair (b. 21 October, 1951 in Lake City, SC) when Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated nine miles above the Atlantic Ocean just 73 seconds after liftoff. Prior to this launch he had served 7 days, 23 minutes in space. He was buried in Rest Lawn Memorial Park in Lake City, South Carolina. [BlackPast.org]
   • McNair Crater on the Moon is named for him. [Wikipedia]
4. 2003-02-07 —
   The dedication of the Louis G. Gregory Museum in his birthplace, Charleston, South Carolina. [BWNS188, Wilmette Institute; Bahá'í Encyclopedia]
   • For biographical information on Hand of the Cause Louis Gregory see Gayle Morrison, To Move the World: Louis G. Gregory and the Advancement of Racial Unity in America (Wilmette, IL, USA Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1982, 1999 printing).
   • Museum website.

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