Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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1932 27 Feb Race Amity gatherings became an effective way promote the principle of racial equality. A number pf banquets were held and at one such gathering held in Los Angeles, the circle of racial amity activities was widened to include not only white and coloured but also Native Americans, as well as Chinese and Japanese. At the banquet dinner, Nellie French represented the National Assembly and Chief Luther Standing Bear, who attended in full regalia with a number of his tribesmen, offered a prayer and spoke of peace as a covenant among all races. A Native American tribal dance followed as part of the programme. [Louis Gregory, 'Racial Amity in America: An Historical Review', in BW7p652-666.] Race; Race amity; Race unity; Conferences, Race Amity; Native Americans; Chinese diaspora; Japanese diaspora; Los Angeles, CA; California, USA; USA
1932 17 Feb The Chicago Bahá'í Assembly incorporated, the first local spiritual assembly in the world to do so. This set the pattern for other Assemblies. [GPB336, Century of LIght p57] Local Spiritual Assembly; Incorporation; Recognition (legal); Firsts, other; Chicago, IL; USA First LSA in the world to incorporate.

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