Chronology: Date 1951-07

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date	event	tags	firsts
1951 Jul 195-	Mr P. K. Gopalakrishnan Nayer, an Indian, became a Bahá'í in Dar-es-Salaam, the first person to accept the Faith in Tanganyika. [BW12:53]	First Bahá'ís by country or area; Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania; Tanganyika, Tanzania; Tanzania	first Bahá'í in Tanganyika
1951 30 Jul 195-	Louis Gregory, Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Eliot, Maine, near Green Acre. [CoF163; BW12:666; TMW310, LOF98; SYH236; BN No 247 September 1951 p1] A national memorial service was held for him at the Temple in Wilmette on the 24th of November 1951. [SYH236] Soon after his passing he was designated by Shoghi Effendi the first Hand of the Cause of his race. (On 5 August, 1951) [BBD91; BW12:666, MoCxxii] Louis Gregory was the first person of his race to be elected to any administrative body in the United States. [-from talk by Louis Venters 2min 13sec] See TG114, 117-8 for a description of his passing . For his obituary see BW12:666–70. See a list of his publications. 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). For short biographical information see Bahá'í Encyclopedia] Louis Gregory kept a journal of his visit to 'Abdu'l-Baha in 1911 including statements of 'Abdu'l-Baha, stories of the believers in the Holy Land and his experiences at the Shrines. It includes a selection of tablets 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed to him. A Heavenly Vista: The Pilgrimage of Louis G. Gregory". See Louis Gregory, the Oneness of Humanity, and Highlights in the Development of the African-American Lawyer a presentation by Anthony Vance.	Louis G. Gregory; * Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Hands appointed posthumously by Shoghi Effendi; Firsts, other; Eliot, ME; Maine, USA; United States (USA)	first black Hand of the Cause


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