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20 June 2019/ Racism in America

Taking a stand against racism – and violence

Taking a stand against racism – and violence
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Ken Bowers

Ken Bowers

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Growing up as a white Baha'i in a segregated world
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Growing up as a white Baha'i in a segregated world

Ken Bowers: Growing up, everybody in our Baha’i community, black and white, was my family.

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Transcending social pressure to segregate
Segregation in America

Transcending social pressure to segregate

Ken Bowers: It was a time of extreme apartheid between the black and the white races.

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    Ken Bowers
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Taking a stand against racism – and violence
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