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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Says Farewell to America

JonathanM — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:57:11 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá waits to depart America on the SS Celtic, he offers some final words to the crowd gathered to see him off.

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At Home in America

Robert Sockett — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:53:31 +0000

On ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s last full day in America, he bids goodbye to the country that was his adopted home for the past eight months.

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Building a Community of Practice

Rob_Johnathan — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:34:23 +0000

In addition to his public activities, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá focused on building a community in North America capable of implementing the full range of his father’s vision.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Modern American History

JonathanM — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:00:19 +0000

Our Editor-in-Chief offers some thoughts on why ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has eluded American historians in their studies of the Progressive Era.

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Religion: The Driving Force Behind Human Civilization

Robert Sockett — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:00:16 +0000

For audiences across America, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá constructed a new definition of religion, even as he critiqued most of what goes on in its name.

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The Collapse of the Progressives: 1917-1920

JonathanM — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:00:36 +0000

The political unity underlying the progressive movement disintegrates in the wake of the social upheavals surrounding the Great War.

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New York: The Melting Pot on the Hudson: 1912-2012

CaitlinJ — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000

In the century after ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves New York, spiritual and material civilization advance in the new cultural, commercial, and communications capital of the world.

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A Nation Shaped by Sacrifice

Robert Sockett — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:00:53 +0000

For all the challenges Americans have faced since their founding, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells them that their greatest sacrifices still lay ahead.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Program for a Durable Peace: 1919

JonathanM — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:11 +0000

In a letter to The Hague in 1919, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays out a comprehensive peace program which remains ambitious in the twenty-first century’s global order.

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“We Want a Wilson Peace”: 1919-2012

JonathanM — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:00:26 +0000

At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the world’s leaders craft a legacy of hopes and disappointments that will last a century.

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November 25, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:00:14 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá cracks a joke to a women’s club at the Waldorf Astoria, we take a look at the week ahead.

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The Militarization of Progressive America

Robert Sockett — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:00:31 +0000

In the years after 1912, the permanent threat of war becomes a way of life in America.

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The Spark That Set Aflame the World: 1912-1918

CaitlinJ — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:30:33 +0000

A seemingly unstoppable series of events leads to the outbreak of the Great War, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s life is again in danger.

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The Great Migration Turns the Tide for African Americans: 1912-1925

JonathanM — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:09:57 +0000

Although the Progressive Era is a “lose-lose” proposition for African Americans, the years after 1912 show signs of a new life.

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Jim Crow Makes an Unwelcome Appearance at the Great Northern Hotel

CaitlinJ — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:00:42 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá finds out he will be staying in America longer than planned, and attends a farewell banquet organized in his honor.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel Of Wealth”

JonathanM — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:42:54 +0000

On the issue of the social responsibilities of the wealthy, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá finds a kindred spirit in Andrew Carnegie, the world’s richest man.

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The Trouble With J. P. Morgan’s Millions

JonathanM — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:00:47 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits the J. P. Morgan Library, the financial titan’s throne in midtown, but business is business and Morgan’s plans go awry.

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November 18, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:00:34 +0000

While the cool November weather sweeps around ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New York, we take a look at the week ahead.

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An Ethos for a New Age

Robert Sockett — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:00:18 +0000

At Genealogical Hall in New York, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues that in modern times humankind has begun a new stage in its collective development.

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The Struggle to Be Fully Human

Robert Sockett — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:00:36 +0000

In America, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá presented a vision of human nature with far-reaching implications for the way we treat others.

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Winning Suffrage, Losing Equal Rights: 1912-1920

JonathanM — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:30:08 +0000

Even as women’s suffrage picked up steam during the 1910s, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had already laid out a broad vision for a more feminine civilization.

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The Trial of the Century

CaitlinJ — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:24 +0000

New York’s underworld of organized crime is brought into the open in a trial that convicts five men, including a police officer, of murder.

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Triumph and Tragedy in a Vast and Progressive Nation

JonathanM — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:53 +0000

As the next decade unfolds, the optimism of the Progressive Era is put to the test.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Returns to the City

JonathanM — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:49 +0000

After almost four months away, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá re-crosses the Hudson River on a ferry in the black of night.

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November 11, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:00:20 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá stops in Baltimore on the way back to New York City, while we take a look at the week ahead.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Seven

Robert Sockett — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:00:41 +0000

Highlights from the seventh month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through North America.

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Challenging Washington’s Oldest Jewish Congregation

Robert Sockett — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:06:34 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá praises the achievements of Jesus and Muhammad in an address to the Washington Hebrew Congregation, but many are not pleased.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Assault on the Color Line

JonathanM — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:40:54 +0000

On his farewell visit to the nation’s capital, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá reprises his rhetorical battle against America’s ideologies of race.

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“These Are, Indeed, United States”

CaitlinJ — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:13 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá pays a final visit to Washington, DC, delivering an address on liberty at Rev. John van Schaick’s Universalist Church.

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The Wilson Landslide

JonathanM — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:33 +0000

Governor Woodrow Wilson quietly awaits the results of the election, while a cheering crowd of 100,000 jams into New York’s Times Square.

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On Election Day, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Praises Cincinnati’s Favorite Son

JonathanM — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:20:56 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá and President Taft both spend Election Day in the President’s hometown.

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November 4, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:00:46 +0000

'Abdu'l-Bahá takes the train to Cincinnati while we take a look at the week ahead.

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An Ultimately Disastrous Notion of Human Nature

Robert Sockett — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:00:40 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá argued that seeing ourselves as nothing more than evolved animals will justify all manner of savagery and war.

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To Remind Us We Were Neighbors

CaitlinJ — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits the Frederick Douglass Center, a settlement house in Chicago that aims to improve the lives of African Americans.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Strolls in Lincoln Park

JonathanM — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:40:42 +0000

As autumn recedes, Honoré Jaxon, a former revolutionary, vividly remembers his trip with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the Lincoln Park Zoo in May.

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In Chicago, Anything Is Possible

Robert Sockett — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:00:48 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives in Chicago on his final trip east, telling those he meets that he expects great things from the city.

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Conversations in Transit

CaitlinJ — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:00:08 +0000

Rather than keep to himself, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just as busy when riding the trains as he was while off them.

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A Gentle Rebuke

Robert Sockett — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:00:04 +0000

During a stopover in Denver, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá contrasts the life of Jesus with a religious leader he saw one day in California.

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October 28, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:00:37 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s train winds through the mountains toward Denver, we take a look at the week ahead.

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The Home Stretch

JonathanM — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:00:08 +0000

There are just thirty-nine days to go in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across America.

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To Fight For a Handful of Dust

CaitlinJ — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:00:41 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá finds himself on the same train as a company of Greek men on their way to join the war in the Balkans.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Speaks to the “Home of Truth”

CaitlinJ — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Members of a New Thought group in Sacramento are delighted by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s explanation of a number of principles of spiritual living.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Practical Days in San Francisco

JonathanM — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:50:18 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gets ready to leave the Golden Gate behind, the city of San Francisco prepares for its next great enterprise.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Exalts the Role of Mothers

CaitlinJ — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:00:50 +0000

At the Century Club of California, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses motherhood, and debunks several arguments against the equality of women and men.

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A Fearful Dose of Fashionable Religion

Robert Sockett — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:00:09 +0000

California’s press eagerly pursues ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, though one reporter decides in advance that he’s got the real scoop.

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October 21, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:26 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to San Francisco from Los Angeles, we take a look at the week ahead.

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The Stubborn Hide of the Bull Moose

JonathanM — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:40:46 +0000

Three weeks from Election Day, the Progressive Party’s presidential candidate meets a bullet in Milwaukee.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the City of Angels

JonathanM — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:15:02 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes the train to Los Angeles to pay his respects at the resting place of Thornton Chase.

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Thornton Chase’s Long Season of Suffering

Robert Sockett — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:00:47 +0000

Beset by heartache and failure, the young Thornton Chase sets out for America’s western frontier.

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The Last Days of Thornton Chase

Rob_Johnathan — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Of all the Americans ‘Abdu’l-Bahá knew, none were closer to him than Thornton Chase.

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The Humility of the Rich

CaitlinJ — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:47:41 +0000

'Abdu'l-Bahá spends three relaxing days in Pleasanton, with the family of Mrs. Hearst, one of America's greatest philanthropists.

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Phoebe Hearst Visits a Prisoner in ‘Akká

CaitlinJonathan — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:50 +0000

In 1898, Phoebe Hearst takes the first group of Americans to meet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the penal colony of ‘Akká.

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October 14, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:00:05 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the weekend at Phoebe Hearst’s estate in Pleasanton, California, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Phoebe Apperson Hearst

CaitlinJ — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:00:02 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves San Francisco for Pleasanton, California, staying for several days with the industrialist Phoebe Hearst.

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Rabbi Martin Meyer Hosts ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Temple Emanu-El

JonathanM — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:00:35 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a challenging speech to the Reform Jewish congregation at San Francisco’s largest synagogue.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Darwin, and the Evolution of All Things

Robert Sockett — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:00:13 +0000

At the Open Forum in San Francisco, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tackles the contentious issue of evolution.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Six

Robert Sockett — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:00:35 +0000

Highlights from the sixth month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through North America.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Speaks at Stanford University

JonathanM — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:40:46 +0000

At Stanford, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on the modern intellectual basis for human aggression.

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A Most Extraordinary Day

JonathanM — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:30:45 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá sets out for Palo Alto and Stanford University in what becomes one of his most eventful days in America.

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October 7, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:00:22 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the day in Berkeley, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Reflections on Poverty

Robert Sockett — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:00:59 +0000

Our producer shares his thoughts on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s relationship with the poor, and the challenge of alleviating poverty.

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Oakland’s Japanese Independent Church Welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

JonathanM — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:00:43 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses the Japanese Independent Church in Oakland and speaks out against prejudice.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Assesses America’s Unique Geopolitical Position

JonathanM — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:05:48 +0000

On ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s first morning in San Francisco, he asks a reporter to take a message to the American people.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Reaches the City by the Bay

JonathanM — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:00:22 +0000

Dr. Frederick D’Evelyn awaits ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s arrival at the ferry terminal in San Francisco in the black of night.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Argues the Importance of the Rural Economy

JonathanM — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:05:44 +0000

On the train to San Francisco, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá clarifies his position on taxes and government spending in rural communities.

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The Biggest Week in the History of Salt Lake City

Robert Sockett — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:00:13 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá attends the National Irrigation Congress in Salt Lake City, witnessing a bold display of American industriousness.

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September 30, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:00:40 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the day in Salt Lake City, we take a look at the week ahead.

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“The Supreme Psychiatrist”

CaitlinJ — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Feny Paulson finds one of her life’s burdens lifted when she travels to Salt Lake City to meet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Crosses the Continental Divide

JonathanM — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:00:25 +0000

En route to California, the Rocky Mountains force ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to take the long way around.

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A Forbidden Marriage

CaitlinJ — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:00:57 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves Denver for Salt Lake City, a much-anticipated marriage takes place in New York.

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Drinking Tea With “The Girl From Kansas”

CaitlinJ — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:00:41 +0000

Reporter Alice Rohe has tea with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Shirley Hotel in Denver, and calls him a “Pioneer of Equal Suffrage.”

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A Deceptively Simple Metaphor

Robert Sockett — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:00:19 +0000

At the Divine Science Church in Denver, Colorado, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá introduces a unique metaphor to explain the relationship of human beings to God.

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The World Is Thinking of War

Robert Sockett — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:00:34 +0000

On the eve of the First Balkan War, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells a group in Denver to dedicate themselves to “the worthy service of unifying mankind.”

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September 23, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:00:09 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the day in Lincoln, Nebraska, we take a look at the week ahead.

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150 Years of the Emancipation Proclamation

CaitlinJ — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:00:29 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrived in Lincoln, Nebraska, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Today we examine the concrete implications of his bold position on race.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Calls On “The Great Commoner”

JonathanM — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:50:25 +0000

In Lincoln, Nebraska, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, while her husband, “the Great Commoner,” speaks to 25,000 people in Los Angeles.

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Using Reason to Prove Divinity

CaitlinJ — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:07 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá challenges a group in Minneapolis to explore spiritual concepts without depending on the opinions of others.

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Minneapolis, Flour Power, and the Ideal Virtues of Man

CaitlinJ — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:17 +0000

Minneapolis keeps up with changing times, but despite its material progress ‘Abdu’l-Bahá says something is missing.

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The Century of Motion

Robert Sockett — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:44 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá boards a train at the busiest rail hub on the planet, in the midwestern heart of a nation in perpetual motion.

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Following the Example of America

JonathanM — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:00:36 +0000

In an interview with The Independent, a national weekly newspaper for educated readers, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays out America’s responsibilities in the world.

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September 16, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:00:43 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the weekend in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Documenting a “Luminous Journey”

Robert Sockett — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:00:52 +0000

Our producer interviews filmmaker Anne Perry about “Luminous Journey,” a documentary film about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

CaitlinJ — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:00:09 +0000

In 1912, Chicagoans listened as a renowned anthropologist declared love a hoax. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá argued otherwise.

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“Sometimes I Made Him Laugh”: Saichiro Fujita’s Story

Robert Sockett — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:13 +0000

A young Japanese man, Saichiro Fujita, dangles from lamp post to catch a glimpse of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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An Iranian Asks Americans to Pray that War Shall Not Come

JonathanM — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:00:54 +0000

On September 11, Buffalo papers print ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s verbal attack against the contemporary pretexts for war.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Five

Robert Sockett — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Highlights from the fifth month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through North America.

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Jim Loft and the Man on the Train

Corey Tamas — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:00:19 +0000

A four year old Mohawk boy, Jim Loft, watches a passing train, and sees something he will only make sense of decades later.

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The Golden Horseshoe Bears ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Buffalo

JonathanM — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:00:40 +0000

On ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s last day in Canada, he rides the train from Montreal, through the industrializing cities of southern Ontario, to Buffalo, NY.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Bids Farewell to Montreal

Tony Michel — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:00:41 +0000

Our guest writer for the Montreal sequence, Tony Michel, reflects on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time in the city.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Explores Montreal

Tony Michel — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:00:44 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá explores the city by carriage, tram, and foot. He even acquires a genuine Montreal head cold as a souvenir.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Montreal’s Not-So-Yellow Press

CaitlinJ — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:00:43 +0000

Montreal’s papers battle for readership, publishing both accurate and surprising coverage of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time in the city.

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The Modern Purpose of Religion

CaitlinJ — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:00:46 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells 1,200 people at the world’s largest Methodist church that religion must change to meet the needs of the modern world.

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Economics and Spirituality

Tony Michel — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:00:02 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá discusses why contemporary economic solutions cannot solve the world’s problems.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Montreal’s Socialists

Tony Michel — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:00:38 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to five hundred Socialists in Montreal and suggests new ways to help alleviate poverty.

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A Traveler Should Stay at a Hotel

Tony Michel — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:00:42 +0000

In light of an unexpectedly high number of visitors to the Maxwell home in Montreal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá moves to a hotel to better receive guests.

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Blood Shed Over “Imaginary Lines”

Tony Michel — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +0000

At the Church of the Messiah in Montreal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá critiques the imaginary divisions created by humanity.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Tells Canada: “Be Happy!”

Tony Michel — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:00:18 +0000

In Montreal, Canada, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells newspapers that Canadians should thank God that they are so blessed.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Arrives in Montreal

CaitlinJ — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:00:54 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá crosses into Canada to visit May Maxwell of Montreal, one of the first westerners to meet him in ‘Akká in 1899.

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William Henry Randall and a Glass of Grape Juice

CaitlinJ — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:00:23 +0000

An unexpected encounter with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves Bostonian William Harry Randall with a lesson on humility.

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The Responsibilities of Oneness

CaitlinJ — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:00:21 +0000

At Boston’s Metaphysical Club, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá offers advice on how the abstract notion of oneness can apply in everyday life.

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Women’s Work

CaitlinJ — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:00:11 +0000

At Franklin Square House in Boston, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to working women about how to get ahead.

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August 26, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:00:29 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continues his stay in the Boston area, we take a look at the week ahead.

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A Few Thoughts on the Potential of Youth

CaitlinJ — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:00:42 +0000

One of our writers shares her thoughts, and a story, about the potential of youth.

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The Unmistakable and Universal Reformation

Robert Sockett — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:00:51 +0000

After arriving in the Boston area, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá improvises a talk on spiritual reformation for the New Thought Forum.

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Sarah J. Farmer: One of America’s Great Religious Innovators

JonathanM — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:00:03 +0000

While Sarah J. Farmer continues to pay the price of being a visionary, she and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá take a walk together on Eliot’s Sunset Hill.

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The Battles of Sarah J. Farmer

JonathanM — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:55 +0000

Sarah J. Farmer faces stiff opposition from powerful men as she builds Green Acre during the 1890s.

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Greenacre’s Mystic Charm and Calm

JonathanM — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:54 +0000

In 1899, Sarah Farmer describes the “Greenacre spirit” to a journalist from Lewiston, Maine, during a stroll among the grounds.

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Fred Mortensen Rides the Rails

Robert Sockett — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:00:35 +0000

Former convict Fred Mortensen meets ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Green Acre, in what becomes a life-altering experience.

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August 19, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:00:59 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá settles in at Green Acre just outside of Eliot, Maine, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Hand-in-Hand With the Indomitable Kate Carew

Robert Sockett — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:00:18 +0000

Our producer comments on what he has found most surprising about the journey so far.

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The Methods for Investigating Reality

Rob_Johnathan — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:00:24 +0000

To a packed house at Green Acre, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks on the fallibility of our methods of investigating reality.

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Five Hundred Welcome ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Green Acre

JonathanM — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives at Green Acre in Eliot, Maine, one of “the greatest sources of religious innovation anywhere in the country.”

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The Sun Sets on Dublin

MorellaM — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:00:11 +0000

After nearly three weeks in Dublin, New Hampshire, it is time for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to say goodbye.

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The Religious Pulse of Modern America

CaitlinJ — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:00:24 +0000

American novelist Winston Churchill says that Americans in 1912 are seeking a new spiritual direction.

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Listening to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Unitarian Church

MorellaM — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:00:44 +0000

At the Unitarian Church, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a broad message to Dublin’s diverse inhabitants.

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August 12, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:00:38 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá winds down his stay in the scenic town of Dublin, New Hampshire, we take a look at the week ahead.

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On Cows and Materialist Philosophy

Robert Sockett — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:33:57 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá makes arguments against American and French materialist philosophy.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Four

Robert Sockett — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:00:15 +0000

Highlights from the fourth month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.

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The Symbolic Language of the Bible

CaitlinJ — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:00:22 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues against interpreting scripture literally, and offers new ways of thinking about popular Bible stories.

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The Rights Not Only of Women, But of Men

MorellaM — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:56 +0000

A small incident in Dublin prompts ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to address the other side of the equal rights issue.

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The Progressive Party Acclaims Theodore Roosevelt

JonathanM — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:00:23 +0000

In Chicago, the National Progressive Party Convention welcomes its candidate, Theodore Roosevelt, amidst fanfare akin to a religious revival.

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Socialism, Strikes, and Oscar Wilde

MorellaM — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:00:07 +0000

Late at night, Margaret Sanger and George De Forest Brush discuss Socialism, labor, and strikes: regular subjects for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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August 5, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:00:55 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continues his stay in the scenic environs of Dublin, New Hampshire, we take a look at the week ahead.

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The Challenges of Finding ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Rob_Johnathan — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:00:44 +0000

We share some observations about our approach to discovering and portraying ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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“Get the Races to Intermarry”

MorellaM — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:00:46 +0000

While speaking to African American servants on the shores of Dublin Lake, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá makes a surprising announcement.

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Being Black in the Progressive Era

CaitlinJonathan — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:00:11 +0000

Louis Gregory, an African American lawyer, boards a ship to Egypt to meet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and reflects on what it means to be an American.

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Out and About in Dublin

MorellaM — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:00:38 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá settles into summer life at the resort village of Dublin, New Hampshire.

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Abbott Thayer, Father of Camouflage

MorellaM — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:00:53 +0000

Dublin painter Abbott Thayer sees the presence of God reflected in the everyday displays of nature.

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George De Forest Brush, “Lover of Indians”

MorellaJonathan — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Dublin painter George De Forest Brush brings European Orientalism to his romantic depictions of America’s Native peoples.

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July 29, 1912: The Week Ahead

Robert Sockett — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:00:48 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá settles in with the residents of Dublin, New Hampshire, we take a look at the week ahead.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Dublin, New Hampshire

JonathanM — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:00:03 +0000

Unlike in New York and the big cities, a different kind of American experience unfolds in Dublin, New Hampshire.

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The Modern Science of Breeding Better People

MorellaM — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:06 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks with Agnes Parsons about her handicapped son, scientists in London meet to discuss the emerging science of eugenics.

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A Sleepy Morning in Dublin, NH

MorellaM — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:00:54 +0000

The unorthodox inhabitants of Dublin, New Hampshire, awaken to find ‘Abdu’l-Bahá among them.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Asks: “What Can the Hypocrite Know?”

Robert Sockett — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:00:20 +0000

Before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves Boston, he lays out the standard of conduct he demands from Bahá’u’lláh’s followers.

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An Entirely Different Definition of “Spiritual”

CaitlinJ — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:00:24 +0000

At the Theosophical Society in Boston, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues that the inventions of man prove the existence of the spirit.

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The Modern Prophet and the Original Hippie

CaitlinJ — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:00:02 +0000

Elbert Hubbard – America’s “original hippie” – writes an article about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for Hearst’s Magazine.

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July 22, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:10 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá prepares to leave New York for a trip to the New England countryside, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Deeds, Not Words

CaitlinJ — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:00:51 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá stresses the need for deeds over words in virtually every sphere of human activity.

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The Secret of Divine Civilization

JonathanM — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:00:54 +0000

Decades before the American election of 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues for enlightened leadership in an open letter to Persia.

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1912: A Year Supreme With Possibilities

JonathanM — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:00:38 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá crosses America in 1912, the Progressive Era is reaching a climax.

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“Bind Ye the Broken With the Hands of Justice”

Robert Sockett — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:00:30 +0000

The story of how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's father, Bahá'u'lláh, called on the leaders of the New World to establish justice.

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To the Rulers and Kings of the Earth

Robert Sockett — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:36 +0000

In America, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá relates the story of how his father, Bahá’u’lláh, addressed the rulers and kings of the earth.

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Join the Conversation!

JonathanM — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We’d like to thank our readers, welcome some new ones, and ask you all to join the conversation.

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July 15, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:00:14 +0000

As 'Abdu'l-Bahá prepares for his final week in New York, we take a look at what's coming up.

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Shunning Division, Welcoming Oneness

Robert Sockett — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:46:49 +0000

In Brooklyn, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses one of the city’s largest congregations on the subject of the oneness of humanity.

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Every Child Is Potentially the Light of the World

CaitlinJ — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:00:15 +0000

For ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the moral education of children is paramount to the creation of a successful civilization.

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Lua Getsinger’s Odyssey

Robert Sockett — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:00:56 +0000

Lua Getsinger was the first American to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Palestine, setting in motion her life of sacrifice.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Three

Robert Sockett — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:00:45 +0000

Highlights from the third month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.

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Heat Wave Knocks Out the Northeast

JonathanM — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:00:24 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá insists on staying in New York as an epic heat wave continues to hammer the country.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the Jewish Watchman, and the Blue Whale

CaitlinJ — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00:31 +0000

At the Museum of Natural History in New York, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talks with an elderly Jewish man about the life beyond.

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July 8, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:00:00 +0000

As New York tries to beat an epic heat wave, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Who Is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?

Robert Sockett — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 13:00:34 +0000

Americans had many different ideas about who this man from the Middle East was. But what did ‘Abdu’l-Bahá have to say?

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Message for America

CaitlinJ — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:00:50 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá is no tourist taking in the sights and sounds of America. He tells one reporter he’s looking for something more.

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The Lesson of the Titanic

Robert Sockett — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:00:31 +0000

For both United States Senator Isidor Rayner and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the lesson of the Titanic was primarily spiritual.

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Happy Fourth of July!

CaitlinJ — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:00:43 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá and his entourage are invited to participate in New York's Fourth of July parade.

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Woodrow Wilson: the Man Who Would Be President

JonathanM — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:00:55 +0000

After five days of deadlock, the Democratic National Convention selects Woodrow Wilson as its Presidential candidate.

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The Memoirs of an American Painter

Corey Tamas — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:00:33 +0000

A portrait of New York painter Juliet Thompson and her powerful connection with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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July 1, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:00:40 +0000

As 'Abdu'l-Bahá returns to New York, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Donkeys in Baltimore

JonathanM — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:00:53 +0000

News travels fast while the voting drags on at the Democratic National Convention.

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Speaking Persian in America

CaitlinJ — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:00:07 +0000

Mr. Topakyan, the Persian Consul of New York, calls ‘Abdu’l-Bahá "the Glory of Persia" and invites him for a barbecue.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Holds a “Feast Of Unity”

CaitlinJ — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:00:14 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá holds a “feast of unity” for hundreds at the estate of Roy Wilhelm in Englewood, New Jersey.

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Militarizing Human Ingenuity

Robert Sockett — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:00:47 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses a predicament that lies at the heart of modern progress.

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“Do Not Bring Him in Here”

Rob_Johnathan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:00:31 +0000

In the summer of 1852, in Tehran’s darkest prison, an eight-year-old ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sees his father, Bahá’u’lláh, in chains.

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“Thy Pomp Shall Soon Pass Away”

Robert Sockett — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:00:49 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá distinguishes the dominion of Jesus Christ from the temporal power of political leaders like Napoleon.

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June 24, 1912: The Week Ahead

JonathanM — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:00:36 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes a leisurely stroll in the park, we take a look at the week ahead.

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Politicking and Personalities

JonathanM — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:00:56 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá comments on the manner in which Americans elect their leaders.

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Elephants in Chicago

JonathanM — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:00:56 +0000

William Jennings Bryan attends the Republican National Convention, not as a candidate, but as a journalist.

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Swifter, Higher, Stronger

CaitlinJ — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:00:33 +0000

As Americans get ready for the 1912 Olympics, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá discusses the meaning of true fellowship.

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I Have Seen a Curious Article Which Astonished Me

Robert Sockett — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:00:30 +0000

In 1911, Reverend Peter Easton wrote a sensational attack against ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. In June, 1912, Mirzá Abu’l-Fazl wrote back.

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To Drag the Soul Down to Hell

Robert Sockett — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:00:10 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is in New York, a year-old dispute reaches a climax.

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The Pursuit of Happiness

CaitlinJ — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:00:55 +0000

As some unsettled weather clears, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá suggests a remedy for one New Yorker’s headache.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far: Month Two

Robert Sockett — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Highlights from the second month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.

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Brooklyn Gets More Than It Bargained For

Robert Sockett — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:00:16 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá uses a controversy with the Episcopal Church to discuss Bahá’u’lláh’s unifying power as a messenger of God.

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Brooklyn Refuses to Silence ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

JonathanM — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:00:02 +0000

Churches in Brooklyn take action in response to the ongoing controversy on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Episcopal Church.

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“Put Us in a Steamer and Drown Us”

AnnabelK — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:00:44 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells one New Yorker how to stay the course through the storms of life.

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I Was Tired So I Slept

AnnabelK — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:00:40 +0000

Through years of continuous banishment, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá perfected his ability to seize fleeting moments of sleep.

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The Handsomest Young Man in Baghdad

AnnabelK — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:00:07 +0000

In prison and exile, a young ‘Abdu’l-Bahá became adept at managing crisis.

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Along the Color Line

JonathanM — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:25:25 +0000

In the June issue of The Crisis, W. E. B. Du Bois prints his account of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Fourth Annual Conference of the NAACP.

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News, Insight, and Shredded Wheat

JonathanM — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:34:56 +0000

The American Review of Reviews editorializes about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s 1911 visit to London.

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Acres of Diamonds

Robert Sockett — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:41:59 +0000

Russell Conwell, Philadelphia’s trailblazing pastor, introduces ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to his 2,500 parishioners at the Baptist Temple.

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The Holy Experiment

Robert Sockett — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:01:11 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá travels to Philadelphia, the city founder William Penn built as the New World’s center of religious freedom.

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Out and About in New York

CaitlinJ — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:14:03 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends three eventful days traversing the boroughs of New York City.

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Can You Paint Me in a Half Hour?

CaitlinJ — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:00:21 +0000

Juliet Thompson, a painter living in Greenwich Village, begins a portrait she feels she was destined to produce.

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America on the Sidelines

Robert Sockett — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:29:08 +0000

In the decades before the Great War, Germany challenges Europe, Russia feigns peace, and America waits.

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The World Before the War

Robert Sockett — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:00:07 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke to Americans in 1912, little did anyone realize that a worldwide catastrophe was just around the corner.

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The War Will Be Staged in Europe

JonathanM — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:17:36 +0000

Gifford Pinchot, the conservationist and a Roosevelt supporter, invites ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to his estate in Pennsylvania.

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Superstition, Tradition, Mystery, and Confusion

JonathanM — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 02:18:46 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes questions at the Church of the Ascension in New York, and disputes the importance of tradition in religious truth.

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Percy Stickney Grant Doubles Down on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

JonathanM — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:44:07 +0000

In spite of the controversy last April, Reverend Grant invites ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to speak once more at the Church of the Ascension.

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The Presidential Election Gathers Steam

JonathanM — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:07:16 +0000

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to Americans in May, 1912, a major modern Presidential election is gathering steam.

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A Portrait in Moments

Robert Sockett — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:47:31 +0000

Minute observations of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by onlookers reveal a man always ready for conversation.

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The Good Shepherds

Robert Sockett — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:18:54 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues that the binding power of religion must lie at the heart of humankind’s hopes for peace.

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“The Smell of Blood Upon Us”

Rob_Johnathan — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:26:23 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá has become a regular fixture in a network of leaders who shape the peace movement in America.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far

Robert Sockett — Sun, 27 May 2012 14:00:52 +0000

Highlights from the first month and a half of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.

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Baptism by Fire

Robert Sockett — Sat, 26 May 2012 20:45:06 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses an audience at a church in Harlem on the meaning of sacrifice.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Draws a Line in the Sand

JonathanM — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:39:37 +0000

On his final day in Boston, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá rejects ancient religious forms as irrelevant to the modern world.

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The Invasion of the Easterners

JonathanM — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:24 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá wasn’t the first charismatic Easterner to land on American shores.

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“Free” Religion?

Robert Sockett — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:45:06 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá offers the Free Religious Association a frank statement on religious authority.

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“You Can Kill Me as Soon as You Like,” She Said

CaitlinJ — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:06:34 +0000

When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just four years old, he used to sit on the lap of the first women’s suffrage martyr.

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The Eyes of All People Are Upon Us

Robert Sockett — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:05:30 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá prepares to leave for Boston, the birthplace of Emerson and the city that launched the American Revolution.

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“This Is a Symbol of My Power,” She Said

CaitlinJ — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:05:32 +0000

In the afterglow of a massive march for the vote in New York, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses an audience of suffragists at the Metropolitan Temple.

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The Brotherhood Church of Howard Colby Ives

Robert Sockett — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:20:31 +0000

Reverend Howard Colby Ives comes to understand the true meaning of brotherhood.

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The Truth for Which Men Ought to Die

Robert Sockett — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:03 +0000

An unlikely series of events points a New Jersey preacher’s life in a new direction.

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On Earth as It Is in Heaven: The Social Gospel

Robert Sockett — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:40 +0000

A new Protestant movement in America, the Social Gospel, seeks to apply Christian ethics to society's greatest problems.

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The Amazing Race

CaitlinJ — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:05:31 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá dispatches a lieutenant on a whirlwind overnight mission to New York.

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The Parliament of Rats

JonathanM — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:05:10 +0000

At Lake Mohonk, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá uses a Medieval fable to make a point about the political challenges of the modern world.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Scales “The Gunks”

CaitlinJ — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:05:32 +0000

At the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays out a holistic program for peace.

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One Spark Will Set Aflame the Whole World

CaitlinJ — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:05:11 +0000

Despite being ill, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a speech to the New York Peace Society in front of thousands at the Hotel Astor.

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The Collapse of the Long Peace

JonathanM — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:52:48 +0000

In the years before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across America, the nineteenth-century European world order begins to unravel.

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Everything in America Is “All Right!”

CaitlinJ — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:05:36 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to New York and shares his impressions of the American people so far.

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The Amazing and Versatile Barneys of Washington

CaitlinJ — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:05:14 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits a settlement house founded by Alice Pike Barney, a woman who sparks both controversy and admiration.

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It’s Not All Sunshine and Roses

JonathanM — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:25:22 +0000

Not everyone in America is delighted with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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Juliet Thompson’s Inside View

CaitlinJ — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:35:41 +0000

An effusive portrait painter from Greenwich Village brings an artist’s eye to the people and places that surround ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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“One of the Deep and Vital Problems of Society”

CaitlinJ — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:05:08 +0000

At Pittsburgh’s wealthiest hotel, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá discusses the injustices that arise from extremes of wealth and poverty.

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The Ultimate Taboo

JonathanM — Sun, 06 May 2012 08:05:21 +0000

In Cleveland, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá confronts America’s fear of interracial marriage.

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The Master and the President

Robert Sockett — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:05:31 +0000

On the morning before his departure from Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends a quiet moment alone with the President.

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Blame It On Religion

Robert Sockett — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:05:42 +0000

Equally at home with scientists, politicians, and people of religion, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá casts an image of a modern man of faith.

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America Will Lead the World to Peace

Robert Sockett — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:05:23 +0000

At the Plaza Hotel in Chicago, ‘Abdul-Bahá gives America a unique challenge.

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The Trials of Corinne Knight True

Robert Sockett — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:05:26 +0000

Corinne True suffers the loss of five children, sending her on a quest to discover her life’s purpose.

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Don’t Call It a Church

Robert Sockett — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:05:32 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays the cornerstone for the first American Bahá’í House of Worship, to be erected north of Chicago.

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The Fallout from a City in Flames

JonathanM — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:05:58 +0000

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to the NAACP in Chicago, his assault on the color line bears fruit at an election across the street.

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Next Stop . . . the Windy City

Robert Sockett — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:05:09 +0000

After visiting New York and Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is set to arrive in Chicago.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Likes Chicago More

Robert Sockett — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:05:05 +0000

An event at Chicago’s 1893 World's Fair puts the city on the map for ‘Abdul-Bahá.

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At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

JonathanM — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:05:59 +0000

On his last day in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá heads to the White House to keep an appointment with President Taft.

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Building Bonds Between East and West

JonathanM — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:05:06 +0000

In the nation's capital, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá calls for a reciprocal relationship between the United States and Persia, now Iran.

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What Makes a President

JonathanM — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:05:15 +0000

During a bitter Presidential election, 'Abdu'l-Bahá is curiously silent on the political headlines that consume the nation.

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Breaking the Color Line

JonathanM — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:05:57 +0000

‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes aim at Washington’s social conventions about race during a luncheon at the Persian Legation.

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This Shining Colored Man

JonathanM — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:05:31 +0000

At Howard University in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on America’s entrenched language of race.

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Even Though the World Should Go to Smash

JonathanM — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:05:22 +0000

In 1910 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asks Louis Gregory, an African American lawyer from Washington, DC, about the interracial conflict in America.

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Washington High Society Receives ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

JonathanM — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:05:36 +0000

Agnes Parsons of Dupont Circle welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the social world of the nation's capital.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Comes to Washington

JonathanM — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:05:43 +0000

Four-year-old Marzieh Khan welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with roses at Washington’s Union Station.

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“Isn’t that the Woman of It?”

JonathanM — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:05:27 +0000

Kate Carew of the New York Tribune, a celebrity interviewer with an attitude, visits the Bowery Mission with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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“The Master”

JonathanM — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:05:23 +0000

In 1903, an American visitor to the prison city of Akká publishes one of the first Western accounts of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá.

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“Deceiving the American People”

JonathanM — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:10:23 +0000

False news about the Titanic angers President Taft. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá emphasizes the power of modern mass media to distort the truth.

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The Aftermath of the Titanic Disaster

JonathanM — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:05:29 +0000

News of the Titanic reaches ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Hotel Ansonia on New York’s Upper West Side.

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An Arms Dealer Tries to Sell War to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

JonathanM — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:05:29 +0000

Hudson Maxim, a munitions developer, argues the merits of war with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Delivers First Public Address in America

JonathanM — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:05:03 +0000

Reverend Percy Stickney Grant introduces ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to his congregation at New York’s Church of the Ascension.

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A Modern Man from the Middle East?

JonathanM — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:05:38 +0000

New York’s newspapers are starting to discover that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is more than just another “exotic Easterner.”

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: New Yorker

JonathanM — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:01 +0000

After delivering a speech on peace in Brooklyn, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gets his first glimpse of the Lower East Side.

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Arrives in America

JonathanM — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:06 +0000

The SS Cedric arrives in New York Harbor, carrying hundreds of immigrants, and one former prisoner: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

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