- 1971-1995: Newspaper articles archive, by Various (1971-1995). — Collection of newspaper articles from 1971-1995.
- Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other", by Jan T. Jasion (2021-02). — On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Baha's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xeno...
- Abdu'l-Bahá in America, by Robert H. Stockman, and Abdu'l-Bahá's Journey West: The Course of Human Solidarity, ed. Negar Mottahedeh: Reviews, by Firuz Kazemzadeh (2013).
- `Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Discourse for Interracial Emancipation, by Christopher Buck, Nahzy Abadi Buck (2012-12-22). — Presentation at Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference on Abdu'l-Baha and the Black Intelligentsia, especial...
- Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Howard University Speech: A Civil War Myth for Interracial Emancipation, by Christopher Buck (2013). — Overview of the event, press coverage, publications of the speech, the Emancipation Proclamation "my...
- Abdu'l‐Bahá y la cuestión racial, by Amin E. Egea (published as Amin E. Egea Farzannejad) (2022). — Pese a compartir objetivos comunes, la perspectiva sobre la armonia racial del lider de la religión...
- Affirmative Action and the Jurisprudence of Equitable Inclusion: Towards a New Consensus on Gender and Race Relations, by Steven Gonzales (1995). — The principle of equity and the Baha’i emphasis on unity in diversity as a basis for considering A...
- African American Baha'is, Race Relations and the Development of the Baha'i Community in the United States, by Richard Thomas (2005-03-08). — Robert Turner, Susie Steward, Louis Gregory, and the roles played by blacks in the history of the Ba...
- African Americans in the United States, by Universal House of Justice (1996-04-01). — Comments about what public role might be played by the Baha'i Faith in America to ameliorate the dif...
- Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W...
- Alain Locke, by Christopher Buck (2004). — The life and ideas of the leading African-American intellectual Alain Locke and his involvement with...
- Alain Locke: Baha'i Philosopher, by Christopher Buck (2001/2002). — Biography of one of the important African American intellectuals and his impact on American thought ...
- Alain Locke, by Christopher Buck (2013).
- Alain Locke: 'Race Amity' and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck (2007-09-24). — Presentation in slide format about the "First Black Rhodes Scholar."
- Alain Locke and Cultural Pluralism, by Christopher Buck (2004). — The worldview of the African American thinker Alain Locke as a Baha'i, his secular perspective as a ...
- Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck (2018). — Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, ...
- Alain Locke's "Moral Imperatives for World Order" Revisited, by Christopher Buck (2019). — In public speeches presented in 1944 Locke argues that racism, although an American problem, is not ...
- Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, by Christopher Buck: Review, by Derik Smith (2008).
- Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Bahá'í Pluralist: 94th Annual Commemoration of 'Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 Visit to Howard University, by Christopher Buck (2006-04-15). — Available both as audio and PDF, and includes press release.
- Alain Locke: Race Leader, Social Philosopher, Baha'i Pluralist: includes Alain Locke in his Own Words: Three Essays and a poem, by Christopher Buck, Alain Locke (2005). — Article by Buck, poem "The Moon Maiden" and three essays by Locke introduced by Buck: "The Gospel fo...
- "And universal peace — in what Book is this written?": How and Why 'Abdu'l-Bahá Identified "New" and Distinctive Bahá'í Principles, by Christopher Buck (2022-09). — Reflections on ‘Abdu’l-Baha's answer to the question "What has Baha’u’llah brought that we h...
- Atlanta Bahá'í Community and Race Unity, The: 1909-1950, by Michael McMullen (1995 Summer). — History of the Baha'i faith in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, a city whose Baha'i community dates back alm...
- Bahá'í "Pupil of the Eye" Metaphor, The: Promoting Ideal Race Relations in Jim Crow America, by Christopher Buck (2018). — On the notable contribution to promoting ideal race relations in Jim Crow America by the Baha'i Fait...
- Bahá'í 'Race Amity' Movement and the Black Intelligentsia in Jim Crow America, The: Alain Locke and Robert Abbott, by Christopher Buck (2011). — W. E. B. Du Bois, Alain L. Locke and Robert S. Abbott, ranked as the 4th, 36th and 41st most influen...
- Baha'i Doctrine Attracts Non-whites, by James S. Tinney (1983-10-20). — On the Baha'i Faith's progress toward racial unity; brief bios of Glenford Mitchell, Amoz Gibson, Wi...
- Bahá'í Faith and African American History, The: Introduction, by Loni Bramson (2018). — Contents, Introduction, and Index from this book, with links to two chapters (by Christopher Buck).
- Bahá'í History and Videos, by Hussein Ahdieh (2013-2025). — Links to Zoom videos on a variety of topics: Kahlil Gibran, the life of Varqa, Baha'i schools for gi...
- Bahá'í Response to Racial Injustice and Pursuit of Racial Unity, The: Part 1 (1912-1996), by Richard Thomas (2021-01). — The American Baha’i community’s historical efforts to address racial injustice which has afflict...
- Bahá'ís have outsized MLK presence, by Abe Levy (2013-01-18). — Baha'is play an increasingly-active role in events celebrating the message of Martin Luther King.
- Bahá'í Faith and Peace Psychology, The: The Potential for Science and Religion to Collaborate, by Rhett Diessner (1994). — On the potential for Bahá’í peace initiatives, coupled with empirical peace psychology approac...
- Black and Beautiful: Skin Color in the Biblical Song of Songs, by Ted Brownstein (2023). — Racial biases can be found in several translations of the biblical Song of Solomon; a look at the or...
- Centering the "Pupil of the Eye": Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, by Derik Smith (2019). — The "pupil of the eye" metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformat...
- Champions of Oneness: Louis Gregory and His Shining Circle, by Janet Ruhe-Schoen: Review, by Lex Musta (2016).
- Colorblindness and Race Unity: One Bahá'í's Perspective, by Donald Osborn (1997). — Reflections on race perspectives in the Baha'i writings.
- CommonVisions: Photography and Conflict Transformation, by Chuck Egerton (2015). — How an arts-based photography project, built on the concept of the oneness of humanity, was used to ...
- Constructive Imaginary, The, by Michael Karlberg (2020). — In a 2007 letter on the closing of the BIHE, the Universal House of Justice introduced the concept o...
- Crisis of Identity, The, by Shahrzad Sabet (2023-01-17). — Exploring how the Baha’i principle of the oneness of humanity can resolve the seemingly intractabl...
- Cultural Reconciliation in Canada, by Universal House of Justice (2000-06). — The Universal House of Justice suggests to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada that their effo...
- Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions, by Universal House of Justice (2001). — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let...
- Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays, by Marzieh Gail (1976). — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
- Dear White Christians: For Those Still Longing for Racial Reconciliation, by Jennifer Harvey: Review, by Dianne Coin (2017).
- Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice (2022-11-01). — Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis...
- Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly, by Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center (2016-03-17). — Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serv...
- "Double Crusade", by Universal House of Justice (2018-08-10). — Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Fait...
- Eliminating Racial Prejudice and Activities of the Five Year Plan, by Universal House of Justice (2011-04-10). — Letter indicating continuing applicability of the statement of the Guardian on racial prejudice desp...
- Experiment in Race Relations, A, by Robert P. Powers (1952). — An early program in race tolerance, preceding the Civil Rights movement, as described by a prominent...
- Exploring a Framework for the Elimination of Racial Prejudice in America, by Paul Lample (2025-03). — Explores a Baha'i-inspired framework for eliminating racial prejudice in America, fostering unity, a...
- Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca, by Aline Shane-Devin (1907-10). — Discussion on spiritual concepts, prayer, the importance of loving and understanding God; creation a...
- Faith, Theory, and Practice: Interracial Marriage as a Symbol of the Oneness of Humanity, by Benjamin Leiker (2004-04).
- Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The, by Derik Smith (2025-03). — Explores parallels between the Baha’i framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasiz...
- Gregory, Louis G.: The Advancement of Racial Unity in America, by Harlan F. Ober Richard Francis, ed. (1993/1998). — Short biography of an early African-American Baha'i.
- Gregory, Louis George, by Gayle Morrison (2009). — On the African American lawyer who became a leading Baha’i speaker, writer, administrator, and pro...
- Guess Who's Coming to Church: The Chicago Defender, the Federal Council of Churches, and Rethinking Shared Faith in Interracial Religious Practice, by William Stell (2023-12). — Exploring "Go-to-a-White-Church Sunday" initiated by Robert S. Abbott (1922) and "Race Relations Sun...
- Harlem Renaissance, by Christopher Buck (2013).
- Harvard Pluralism Project: Bahá'í, by Author unknown (2023). — Six overview essays on Baha'i history, beliefs, and practices. (Offsite)
- Hayden, Robert, by Christopher Buck, Derik Smith (2019). — In his poetics of history and his nuanced representations of black life, Hayden's art showed that th...
- Interracial "Bahá'í Movement" and the Black Intelligentsia, The: The Case of W. E. B. Du Bois, by Christopher Buck (2012-12). — Du Bois’s encounters with the Baha’i religion from 1910 to 1953, his connection to the New York ...
- Intimate Diversity: The Presentation of Multiculturalism and Multiracialism in a High-Boundary Religious Movement, by Kathleen Jenkins (2003). — On the construction and maintenance of multiracial/ethnic networks in religious movements, through a...
- Introduction to a Statement on Race Unity, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1997-12-17). — An informal letter on the "most challenging issue confronting America."
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
- List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org, by Christopher Buck (2014/2020/2024). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
- Locke, Shock, and Abbott: Baha'i Theology and the Acceleration of the African American Civil Rights Movement, by Guy Emerson Mount (2010). — African American responses to Abdu'l-Baha's 1912 visit to America, Abdu'l Baha's teachings among pro...
- Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein, by Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein (1999). — Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City o...
- Message on the occasion of the opening of the 2014 World Cup, by Universal House of Justice (2014-06-06). — Letter in response to the Brazilian president's invitation for a statement on global peace and harmo...
- Message to the Indian and Eskimo Bahá'ís of the Western Hemisphere, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1969). — Letter to Native American and Inuit believers, about the assurance given in the Baha'i Writings that...
- Monologues on the Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha'u'llah and Howard University Visit Commemoration, by Vasu Mohan, Donna Denize, Nadim van de Fliert (2017-10/2018-04). — Five biographical monologues delivered in the fictionalized voices of Harriett Gibbs Marshall, Laura...
- "Most Great Reconstruction": The Bahá'í Faith in Jim Crow South Carolina, 1898-1965, by Louis E. Venters (2010). — The Faith enjoyed a period of growth from the 1960s-1980s that was largely inspired by interracial t...
- New Creation, A: The Power of the Covenant in the Life of Louis Gregory, by Gayle Morrison (1999). — Louis Gregory's achievements, focussing on his promotion of the oneness of humankind, teaching the B...
- New Race of Men and the meaning of "Tread Under", A, by Universal House of Justice (2013-09-13). — The meaning of the phrase "A race of men ... will tread under all who are in heaven." Includes compi...
- No Jim Crow Church: The Origins of South Carolina's Bahá'í Community, by Louis Venters: Review, by Richard Thomas (2016).
- Oneness of Mankind, The: Basic Principle of the Bahá'í Faith, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1956-05). — Statement of Baha'i teachings prepared in order to clarify the position of members of the Faith thro...
- Outpost of a World Religion: The Bahá'í Faith in Australia 1920-1947, by Graham Hassall (1991-06). — An updated version of a paper published in two places.
- Path to God, The: 1937, by Dorothy Baker (1937). — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...
- Power of Unity, The: Beyond Prejudice and Racism [excerpts], by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi Bonnie J. Taylor, comp, National Race Unity Committee, comp. (1986).
- Prejudice and Discrimination, by Will C. van den Hoonaard (1993-11). — Prejudice is cultural. History shows no society is immune. U.S. Baha'is facilitated Racial Amity gro...
- Public Discourse on Race: Abdu'l-Bahá's 1912 Howard University Speech, by Christopher Buck (2012-02-10). — Presentation at Louhelen Bahá’í School on ‘Abdu’l-Baha and the black intelligentsia, his v...
- Pupil of the Eye, The: African Americans in the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice Bonnie J. Taylor, comp. (1998). — A compilation of references in the Baha'i writings to African-Americans and those of African descent...
- Pursuit of Social Justice, The, by Michael Karlberg (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- Race and Man: A Compilation, by Maye Harvey Gift, Alice Simmons Cox (1943). — A collection of words of scientists, sociologists and educators, arranged to present the problem of ...
- Race and Racism: Perspectives from Bahá'í Theology and Critical Sociology, by Matthew W. Hughey (2017). — Review of the concepts of race and racism based on social scientific understanding, in order to bett...
- Race Unity: Implications for the Metropolis, by June Manning Thomas (1995). — Universal principles of unity which apply to cities; how racial disunity has been imprinted upon the...
- Race Unity Day, by Christopher Buck (2011-09).
- Race, Place, and Clusters: Current Vision and Possible Strategies, by June Manning Thomas (2017). — Division by place affects the possibilities for racial unity, especially in fragmented U.S. metropol...
- Racial Identity and the Patterns of Consolation in the Poetry of Robert Hayden, by John S. Hatcher (1990). — The dramatic tension in Robert Hayden’s poetry has often been mistaken for personal ambivalence an...
- Reading Reality in Times of Crisis: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Great War, by Amin E. Egea (2021-05-08). — How ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s analysis of the crises of His time was profoundly distinct from contemporan...
- Reconsidering the Civil Rights Era in the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by June Manning Thomas (2022-09). — On principles of racial prejudice and 1960s South Carolina, including the fallacy of racial prejudic...
- Religious Perspectives on the Narratives of America: The Search for Just, Honest, Inclusive and Forward-looking Tellings, Audrey C. Price, ed, Selvi Adaikkalam Zabihi, ed. (2024). — Eleven essays by contributors from different communities, exploring how religious insights can creat...
- Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- Road Less Travelled By, The, by John S. Hatcher (2017). — "From the Editor's Desk": Overview of this issue's articles regarding racism and proper responses to...
- Robert Hayden and Being Politically Correct, by Duane L. Herrmann (1993-08). — Robert Hayden did not bow to or rebel against expectations of political correctness, and regarded hi...
- Robert Hayden's Epic of Community, by Benjamin Friedlander (1998). — A study of Hayden's poetry in the context of the American experience.
- Same Yet Different, The: Creating Unity Among the Diverse Members of the Bahá'í Faith, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002/2003 Winter). — A study of the process by which people form a unified community from diverse cultures based on inter...
- Same Yet Different, The: Bahá'í Perspectives on Achieving Unity out of Difference, by Deborah Clark Vance (2002-05). — Based on in-depth interviews with members of the Baha’i Faith [in the USA] to uncover a descriptio...
- Seeking Light in the Darkness of "Race", by Jamar M. Wheeler (2017). — A historical sketch of how race concepts evolved, with analysis at macro and micro levels of society...
- Settling the Score With Mr. Ogden Nash for the Seven Spiritual Ages of Mrs. Marmaduke Moore and Thereby Achieving if Not a Better Verse at Least a Longer Title, by Roger White (1979). — A dialogue for two readers, adapted from a poem.
- Shoghi Effendi and Social Justice, by Jack McLean (2007-03). — The term "social justice” has been used by many engaged groups as a rhetorical tool to obtain more...
- Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs, by Universal House of Justice (2017-04-27). — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
- Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity, by June Manning Thomas (2020-09). — On the nature and approaches of Baha’i educational programs and community building efforts which s...
- Spiritual Assembly's Growing Pains, A, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (1976). — A play, in 28 pages, showing "some of the workings of a Baha'i Spiritual Assembly: some of the blund...
- Spiritual Reinforcement: Study Questions, Compilation, and Quiz, Author unknown, comp. (1957 (?)). — Questions and quizzes for individual study and group discussion, on "what every Baha'i should know" ...
- Still the Most Challenging Issue, by John S. Hatcher (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": On race, racism, and the American Baha'i community.
- Summon Up Remembrance, by Marzieh Gail (1987). — Memoir left by Ali-Kuli Khan, one of the first translators of Baha'i Writings; writings of his wife ...
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age, by Nader Saiedi (2014). — A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Baha'i history, key writings, and the need for schola...
- Three Talks in Africa, by `Alí Nakhjavání, Violette Nakhjavani (2001). — Three talks given in East London, South Africa circa August-September 2001, on personal reminiscence...
- Three Teaching Methods Used During North America's First Seven-Year Plan, by Roger M. Dahl (1993). — Teaching methods used by American Bahá’ís to spread the Faith; firesides and teaching campaign...
- To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (2023-08). — The cause of unity; creating families that illuminate the world; the ideal milieu for learning the p...
- Towards A European Union Anti-Racism Strategy, by Bahá'í International Community (2025-03-10). — The BIC Brussels Office calls for a transformative EU anti-racism strategy, emphasizing human unity,...
- Trial and Triumph: The Origins of the Bahá'í Faith in Black America, by Jerome Green (2004). — Focusing on a period between 1890 and 1940, this work addresses how Black America first encountered ...
- Usage of the Word "Negro" in Writings of Shoghi Effendi, by Universal House of Justice (2021-01-21). — Brief letter about the historically evolving use of racial terminology, and avoiding offense.
- Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (1991). — A formal statement from the US NSA on "the most challenging issue confronting America."
- White Bahá'í Men as a sub-group combatting racism, by Universal House of Justice (2000-03-14). — Use of the phrase "white Baha'i men" in an anti-racism project in North Carolina.
- Ziba Khanum of Yazd: An Enslaved African Woman in Nineteenth-Century Iran, by Anthony Lee (2017). — Issues of race, gender, slavery, and religion as experienced by an Afro-Iranian family in the 19th a...
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