Slavery in AmericaAn ancestor’s escape from slaveryMy grandmother’s grandmother ran and hid with her baby under a log to escape her captors.
Racial IdentityHold on, just a little while longerI began to understand the oneness of religion after an old Czech woman told me she knew my grandmother in her heart.
Civil Rights MovementAn act of GodBlack people in the South never forgot the promise of Reconstruction. The Baha’i Faith arrived in the US just as it was being stamped out.
Slavery in AmericaFrom Harriet Tubman to the fieldsBarbara Talley: I experienced a lot of what slavery could have been like in my own childhood.
Slavery in AmericaSacrificing differences to commit to unityAnthony Vance: The legacy of slavery in the US had a parallel with imperialism in Africa.
Racism in AmericaThe spiritual roots of racismHopelessness comes from not knowing how to change root problems – the Baha’i writings have the power to transform our hearts.
Slavery in AmericaFacing up to a legacy of entitlementI was impressed when Baha'i friends from European backgrounds weren’t afraid to acknowledge their own slave-owner ancestors.
Racism in AmericaSharing the burden of racismKen Bowers: America really is the story of struggle, horrific in many ways, and it needs to be acknowledged.
Racism in AmericaHow to talk about race in AmericaVan Gilmer: There were five of us, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Baha’i, who walked through a museum to see the history of slaves in America.
