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18 June 2019/ Baha'i Faith

Applying Baha’i ideas to scholarship & academia

Applying Baha’i ideas to scholarship & academia
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June and Richard Thomas

June and Richard Thomas

Read about June and Richard Thomas. Watch the full story in 14 chapters.

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Urban redevelopment and race
Racism in America

Urban redevelopment and race

My field, urban planning, has destroyed many African-American communities. I saw it as my charge to address that.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Abdu’l-Baha in America
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Abdu’l-Baha in America

The head of the Baha’i faith visited the United States in 1912 and described blacks and whites as sapphires and pearls.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Applying Baha’i ideas to scholarship & academia
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