Bahai Faith and African American History - Creating Racial and Religious Diversity

This book examines the intersection of African American history with that of the Bahá'í Faith in the United States. Since the turn of the twentieth century, Bahá'ís in America have actively worked to establish interracial harmony within its own ranks and to contribute to social justice in the wider community, becoming in the process one of the country's most diverse religious bodies. Spanning from the start of the twentieth century to the early twenty-first, the essays in this volume examine aspects of the phenomenon of this religion confronting America's original sin of racism and the significant roles African Americans came to play in the development of the Bahá'í Faith's culture, identity, administrative structures, and aspirations.

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Conclusion by Multiple Authors of the Chapters in This Book

About the Contributors

About the author

Loni Bramson is associate professor at the American Public University System.

Summary

Since the early twentieth century, the Baha’í religion has worked to establish racially and ethnically diverse communities. During Jim Crow, it was a leader in breaking norms of racial segregation. Each chapter of this book presents an aspect of Baha’i history that intersects with African American history in novel and socially significant ways.

Product details

• Authors: Loni Bramson
• Assisted by: Loni Bramson (Editor), Loni Bramson (Introduction)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781498570046
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7004-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / General, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Baha'i, Baha'i, Religion & beliefs, Relating to African American people, Baha’i, Black & Asian Studies, African American;Alain Locke;Baha’i;Southern religion