The Vision of Race Unity America's Most Challenging Issue.	RACISM IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUE CONFRONTING AMERICA. TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM IS TO EXPOSE THE COUNTRY TO PHYSICAL, MORAL, AND SPIRITUAL DANGER. Combating racism through sharing and education.
Race Unity in the United States Race Unity in the Rest of the World Race Unity Bibliography Essays and other Resources	Race Unity Organizations and Activities in the United States and the Rest of the World Essays and other Resources Bahá'í Books and other material on race unity Questions and Comments
	The happiness and greatness, the rank and station, the pleasure and peace, of an individual have never consisted in his personal wealth, but rather in his excellent character, his high resolve, the breadth of his learning, and his ability to solve difficult problems. ------------------------------------- 'Abdu'l-Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization, 1975 (3rd ed.), pp.23-24
	------------------------------------- But there is a need of a superior power to overcome human prejudices, a power which nothing in the world of mankind can withstand and which will overshadow the effect of all other forces at work in human conditions. That irresistable power is the love of God. It is my hope and prayer that it may destroy the prejudice of this one point of distinction (racial color) between you (the colored and white races) and unite you all permanently under its hallowed protection -'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.68

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The Bahá'í Faith has been actively interested in Race Unity since its beginning in 1844. In 1991 the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States issued a statement about Race Unity: The Vision of Race Unity America's Most Challenging Issue. For additional information about the Bahá'í Faith call 1-800-22-UNITE.

Bahá'ís believe that racism is fundamentally a spiritual problem. When the underlying spiritual dynamics of racism are changed then the racist is changed. These pages are for everyone involved in race unity activities, not just for Bahá'ís!

If you have already formed an Institute for the Healing of Racism or regularly conduct other race unity activities in your community, we hope that you will contact us so that we may add your group's activities to this web site. If you are interested in forming an Institute, please contact us after reviewing the Useful Materials. Facilitator training may be available as well.

Race Unity Day, founded by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, is celebrated the second Sunday in June around the world.

Useful Materials also contains a bibliography of readings on race unity.

Several people have written about the site.

An automated e-mail distribution list, race-unity@yahoogroups.com, is now functional, to allow communication among people with race unity as a goal in their lives. If you would like to be included in this list, please send a request to subscribe to race-unity-request@yahoogroups.com, providing your name and city.

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Last updated 15 January 2001