Presented by Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis
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“History is a powerful instrument. At its best, it provides a perspective on the past and casts a light on the future. It populates human consciousness with heroes, saints and martyrs whose example awakens in everyone touched by it capacities they had not imagined they possessed.” - Century of Light (pages 65-83).
This presentation highlights early African American Bahá’is with a special focus on the contributions of African American women. Drawing on oral histories and archival documents, this talk highlights African Americans’ courageous efforts and sacrifices in advancing the Cause of God in the U.S. and abroad. The presentation is divided into four overarching themes in order to establish a broader context for understanding the lives of African American women Bahá’is. Those themes are: Witnessing and Testifying, The Myth of the Exceptional Woman, Intersectionality, and Restorative History. Ultimately, we must ask: What can we learn from the relatively unknown history of black Baha’is to assist us in exploiting this “moment of historic portent”** for the good of mankind and the establishment of race unity?
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