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7 July 2019/ Baha'i Community

A handful, a roomful and then a great gathering

A handful, a roomful and then a great gathering
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Leaving the comfort zone
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Leaving the comfort zone

The size of the American Baha'i community grew faster than anybody could predict.

  • Louis Venters
    Louis Venters
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Abdu’l-Baha and Louis Gregory
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Abdu’l-Baha and Louis Gregory

Louis Gregory, an African-American lawyer, tried to slip out the back door as a gathering of white guests arrived to see Abdu’l-Baha.

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    Louis Venters
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A handful, a roomful and then a great gathering
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