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Tag "Washington, DC, USA"

tag name: Washington, DC, USA type: Geographic locations
web link: Washington,_DC,_USA
related tags: United States (USA)
referring tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; Capitol, Washington, D.C.; Howard University, Washington, DC; International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA); Studio Hall, Washington, D.C.; Washington Conservatory, Washington, DC; Washington Monument

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  1. `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 Bahá'í Conference on Abdu'l-Bahá and the Black Intelligentsia, especially W. E. B. Du Bois; his speech to the NAACP; and reproductions of many newspaper clippings covering his visit to Washington, DC.
  2. 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 "myth" and its historical influence, the role of whites, and the rhetoric of progress.
  3. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels, by Wendi Momen. (2012) Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other.
  4. 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.
  5. Allen, Wellesca Pollock, by Author unknown. (1915) Brief bio of a kindergarten teacher from Washington DC who visited Abdu'l-Bahá in 1907.
  6. Barney, Alice Pike, by Catherine McNickle Chastain. (2000) Barney (1857-1931) was an American artist and arts patron, and mother of prominent early Bahá'í Laura Dreyfus-Barney.
  7. Dyar, Harrison Gray, Jr., by Pamela M. Henson. (2005) Bio and linked articles about the man who edited Reality magazine and also achieved infamy in Washington, DC for underground tunnel building.
  8. Harrison G. Dyar: Articles, by John Kelly. (2012) Links to a 10-part series of columns about Harrison Dyar, one of Washington D.C.’s most unusual residents (the "mysterious tunnel builder"), and another Bahá'í, Wellesca Pollock. Includes many mentions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith.
  9. 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 Dreyfus Barney, Louis Gregory, Alain Locke, and Pocahontas Pope.
  10. 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-Bahá and the black intelligentsia, his views of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation, and his message to African Americans and the "Whites."
  11. Tablets Revealed by Abdul Baha Abbas to the East and West, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Mirza Ahmad Esphahani, trans. (1908) An early collection of Tablets by 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
  12. Visit to the Prophet of Persia, A, by Philip Sidersky, S. K. Braun. (1902-10) Interview with Mirza Abu'l-Fadl-i-Gulpaygani in Washington, D.C., 1901.

2.   from the Chronology (48 results; expand)

  1. 1844-05-24 — F.B. Morse sent the first telegraphic message over an experimental line from Washington D.C. to Balt...
  2. 1901-00-00 — William Hoar, one of the first Baha'is in America, was asked by `Abdu'l-Baha to meet with the Persia...
  3. 1902-00-04 — Joseph Hannen, future Disciple of `Abdu'l-Baha, and Pauline Hannen became Baha'is in Washington DC....
  4. 1907-00-00 — The publication of Tablets Containing Instructions 19p. It was translated by Ahmad Sohrab and Ali-Ku...
  5. 1908-09-30 — The passing of Amalie Knobloch (b.Böblitz Germany 11 May 1858 d. 30 September 1908 in Washington, D...
  6. 1909-07-23 — Louis George Gregory accepted the Baha'i Faith after investigating since 1907 when he attended a lec...
  7. 1909-10-00 — The Persian-American Educational Society was founded and inaugurated in Washington DC on the Januar...
  8. 1911-05-11 — W. Morgan Shuster was an American chosen by the Persian Chargé d'Affaires at Washington, Mirza Ali...
  9. 1912-00-00 — The publication of Universal Principles of the Bahai Movement, Social, Economic, Governmental by The...
  10. 1912-04-20 — During `Abdu'l-Baha's eleven days in New York He gave 15 formal talks and countless informal one in ...
  11. 1912-04-21 — Talk at Studio Hall, 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. [PUP37, APD14; ...
  12. 1912-04-22 — Talk at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. [PU...
  13. 1912-04-23 — Harriet Gibbs Marshall (1868-1941) became a Baha'i while 'Abdu'l Baha was visiting the US. It is pos...
  14. 1912-04-23 — Talk at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Howard University had been founded in 1867 to educate th...
  15. 1912-04-23 — At some point during his stay in Washington, 'Abdu'l-Baha was invited to tea by nine year-old Rene H...
  16. 1912-04-24 — Talk at Children's Reception, Studio Hall, 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. [PUP54; Sow Vol...
  17. 1912-04-25 — Talk to Theosophical Society, Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Was...
  18. 1912-04-26 — 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke at President Taft's All Saints Unitarian Church to the Women's Alliance on the su
  19. 1912-04-27 — During lunch at the Parsons' home 'Abdu'l-Baha spoke about the proper method of taxation. [APD53-57]...
  20. 1912-04-28 — `Abdu'l-Baha gave private interviews in the morning then called on the Turkish Ambassador, Diya Pash...
  21. 1912-05-08 — `Abdu'l-Baha took a morning train from Pittsburgh, arriving in Washington DC that night for His seco...
  22. 1912-05-09 — `Abdu'l-Baha spoke to a capacity gathering at the Parsons' home. He noted that religious ministers ...
  23. 1912-05-10 — At the instigation of Agnes Parsons, `Abdu'l-Baha's sat for sketches by prominent English sculptor T...
  24. 1912-05-11 — `Abdu'l-Baha left Washington for New York City, arriving the same day. [239D:64–5, AB190, APD66-67...
  25. 1912-11-05 — Talk at Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio. [PUP388] `Abdu'l-Baha left Cincinnati for Wa...
  26. 1912-11-06 — `Abdu'l-Baha arrived in Washington DC. [239D:179] Talk at Universalist Church, Thirteenth and L ...
  27. 1912-11-07 — Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D. C. [PUP39...
  28. 1912-11-08 — Talk at Eighth Street Temple, Synagogue, Washington, D. C. [PUP411] See PG100 where 'Abdu'l-Baha...
  29. 1912-11-09 — Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D. C .[PUP...
  30. 1912-11-10 — Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D. C .[PUP...
  31. 1915-06-16 — Miss Margaret Green of Washington DC arrived in Alaska, the first known resident Baha'i. She settled...
  32. 1918-01-08 — President Woodrow Wilson in a speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress outli...
  33. 1920-01-27 — The passing of Joseph H. Hannen, (b. January 27, 1920, Allegheny, Pennsylvania) Disciple of 'Abdu'l-...
  34. 1921-05-19 — The first Race Amity Conference was held in Washington DC at the old First Congregational Church, 1...
  35. 1926-02-07 — Carter G. Woodson, author, historian and professor, (1875-1950), initiated the first celebration of ...
  36. 1927-04-08 — The second conference for racial amity in Washington was held at the Mt Pleasant Congregational Chur...
  37. 1927-11-10 — The third convention for amity in inter-racial relations in Washington was held in the Mt. Pleasant ...
  38. 1931-05-20 — The passing of Mrs Claudia Coles in London. (b. 1863 or 1866 in Charleston, South Carolina). She ac...
  39. 1934-01-24 — Agnes S. Parsons died after an automobile accident. [BW5:410; SBR96; BN No 82 April 1934 p4] She ...
  40. 1938-11-11 — The passing of Pocahontas Kay (Grizzard) Pope (b. 1864 or 1865 Pocahontas Kay in Halifax County, NC,...
  41. 1943-12-22 — The passing of Disciple of Àbdu'l-Baha Alma Knobloch (b. 1864 Bautzen; Germany d. 23 December 1943 ...
  42. 1966-04-07 — The passing of Ali Kuli Khan (b. Kashan Persia, about 1879) in Washington, DC. [BW14p351] For inf...
  43. 1968-12-10 — The Louis G. Gregory Award for Service to Humanity was established by the National Spiritual Assembl...
  44. 1982-05-25 — The Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Foreign Affairs Committee of...
  45. 2000-11-02 — The passing of Creadell Johnetta Haley (b. 4 Jul 1916 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA) in W...
  46. 2009-02-15 — The US House of Representatives introduced a resolution condemning the government of Iran for its st...
  47. 2019-12-19 — The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated for sanctions...
  48. 2020-02-05 — The establishment of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) in Washington, ...

3.   from the Chronology of Canada (1 result)

  1. 1941-04-08 — The passing of Urbain Joseph Ledoux (b. August 13, 1874 in Ste Hélène de Bagot, Quebec). He was b...
 
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