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Everything in America Is “All Right!”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to New York and shares his impressions of the American people so far. FULL STORY >>
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The Amazing and Versatile Barneys of Washington
‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits a settlement house founded by Alice Pike Barney, a woman who sparks both controversy and admiration. FULL STORY >>
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It’s Not All Sunshine and Roses
Not everyone in America is delighted with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>
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Juliet Thompson’s Inside View
An effusive portrait painter from Greenwich Village brings an artist’s eye to the people and places that surround ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>
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“One of the Deep and Vital Problems of Society”
At Pittsburgh’s wealthiest hotel, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá discusses the injustices that arise from extremes of wealth and poverty. FULL STORY >>
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The Ultimate Taboo
In Cleveland, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá confronts America’s fear of interracial marriage. FULL STORY >>
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The Master and the President
On the morning before his departure from Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends a quiet moment alone with the President. FULL STORY >>
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Blame It On Religion
Equally at home with scientists, politicians, and people of religion, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá casts an image of a modern man of faith. FULL STORY >>
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America Will Lead the World to Peace
At the Plaza Hotel in Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives America a unique challenge. FULL STORY >>
22
The Trials of Corinne Knight True
Corinne True suffers the loss of five children, sending her on a quest to discover her life’s purpose. FULL STORY >>
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Breaking Ground at Grosse Point
‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays the cornerstone for a unique religious institution to be erected north of Chicago. FULL STORY >>
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The Fallout from a City in Flames
While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to the NAACP in Chicago, his assault on the color line bears fruit at an election across the street. FULL STORY >>
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Next Stop . . . the Windy City
After visiting New York and Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is set to arrive in Chicago. FULL STORY >>
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Likes Chicago More
An event at Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair puts the city on the map for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>
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At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
On his last day in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá heads to the White House to keep an appointment with President Taft. FULL STORY >>
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Building Bonds Between East and West
In the nation's capital, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá calls for a reciprocal relationship between the United States and Persia, now Iran. FULL STORY >>
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What Makes a President
During a bitter Presidential election, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is curiously silent on the political headlines that consume the nation. FULL STORY >>
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Breaking the Color Line
‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes aim at Washington’s social conventions about race during a luncheon at the Persian Legation. FULL STORY >>
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This Shining Colored Man
At Howard University in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on America’s entrenched language of race. FULL STORY >>
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Even Though the World Should Go to Smash
In 1910 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asks Louis Gregory, an African American lawyer from Washington, DC, about the interracial conflict in America. FULL STORY >>
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Washington High Society Receives ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Agnes Parsons of Dupont Circle welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the social world of the nation's capital. FULL STORY >>
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá Comes to Washington
Four-year-old Marzieh Khan welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with roses at Washington’s Union Station. FULL STORY >>
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“Isn’t that the Woman of It?”
Kate Carew of the New York Tribune, a celebrity interviewer with an attitude, visits the Bowery Mission with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá, aka “The Master”
In 1904, an American visitor to the prison city of ‘Akká published one of the first Western accounts of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>
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“Deceiving the American People”
False news about the Titanic angers President Taft. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá emphasizes the power of modern mass media to distort the truth. FULL STORY >>