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Day 238
At Home in America
Far from being an outsider, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá succeeded in placing himself at the center of virtually all of the nation’s raging debates.
Day 236
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Modern American History
Our Editor-in-Chief offers some thoughts on why ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has eluded American historians in their studies of the Progressive Era.
Day 231
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Program for a Durable Peace: 1919
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.
Day 230
“We Want a Wilson Peace”: 1919-2012
At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the world’s leaders craft a legacy of hopes and disappointments that will last a century.
Day 220
The Struggle to Be Fully Human
In America, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá presented a vision of human nature with far-reaching implications.
Day 219
Winning Suffrage, Losing Equal Rights: 1912-1920
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.
Day 207
An Ultimately Disastrous Notion of Human Nature
‘Abdu’l-Bahá argued that seeing ourselves as nothing more than evolved animals justifies all manner of savagery and war.
Day 182
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Speaks at Stanford University
At Stanford, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on the modern intellectual basis for human aggression.
Day 175
Economics Begins with the Farmer
En route to San Francisco, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues that a self-sustaining rural economy must underlie a sound national one.
Day 149
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Montreal’s Not-So-Yellow Press
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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Day 1
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Arrives in America
The SS Cedric arrives in New York Harbor, carrying hundreds of immigrants, and one former prisoner: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Day 2
‘Abdu’l-Bahá: New Yorker
After delivering a speech on peace in Brooklyn, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gets his first glimpse of the Lower East Side.
Day 3
A Modern Man from the Middle East?
New York’s newspapers are starting to discover that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is more than just another “exotic Easterner.”
Day 4
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Delivers First Public Address in America
Reverend Percy Stickney Grant introduces ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to his congregation at New York’s Church of the Ascension.
Day 5
An Arms Dealer Tries to Sell War to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Hudson Maxim, a munitions developer, argues the merits of war with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Day 6
The Aftermath of the Titanic Disaster
News of the Titanic reaches ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Hotel Ansonia on New York’s Upper West Side.
Day 7
“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.
Day 8
‘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.
Day 9
“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.
Day 10
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Goes to Washington
Four-year-old Marzieh Khan welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with roses at Washington’s Union Station.
Day 11
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.
Day 12
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.
Day 13
This Shining Colored Man
At Howard University in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on America’s entrenched language of race.
Day 14
Breaking the Color Line
‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes aim at Washington’s social conventions about race during a luncheon at the Persian Legation.
Day 15
What Makes a President
During a bitter Presidential election, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is curiously silent on the political headlines that consume the nation.
Day 16
A Trip Through New York City, 1911
An eight-minute film presenting New York in 1911.
Day 17
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.
Day 18
‘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.
Day 19
Next Stop . . . the Windy City
After visiting New York and Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is set to arrive in Chicago.
Day 20
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.
Day 21
Breaking Ground at Grosse Point
‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays the cornerstone for a unique religious institution to be erected north of Chicago.
Day 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.
Day 23
America Will Lead the World to Peace
At the Plaza Hotel in Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives America a unique challenge.
Day 24
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.
Day 25
The Master and the President
On the morning before his departure from Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends a quiet moment alone with the President.
Day 26
The Ultimate Taboo
In Cleveland, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá confronts America’s fear of interracial marriage.
Day 27
“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.
Day 28
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.
Day 29
It’s Not All Sunshine and Roses
Not everyone in America is delighted with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Day 30
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.
Day 31
Everything in America Is “All Right!”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to New York and shares his impressions of the American people so far.
Day 32
The Collapse of the Long Peace
In the years before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across America, the nineteenth-century European world order begins to unravel.
Day 33
One Spark Will Set Aflame the Whole World
Despite being ill, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a speech to the New York Peace Society in front of thousands at the Hotel Astor.
Day 34
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Scales “The Gunks”
At the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lays out a holistic program for peace.
Day 35
The Parliament of Rats
At Lake Mohonk, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá uses a Medieval fable to make a point about the political challenges of the modern world.
Day 36
The Amazing Race
‘Abdu’l-Bahá dispatches a lieutenant on a whirlwind overnight mission to New York.
Day 37
On Earth as It Is in Heaven: The Social Gospel
A new Protestant movement in America, the Social Gospel, seeks to apply Christian ethics to society's greatest problems.
Day 38
The Truth for Which Men Ought to Die
An unlikely series of events points a New Jersey preacher’s life in a new direction.
Day 39
The Brotherhood Church of Howard Colby Ives
Reverend Howard Colby Ives comes to understand the true meaning of brotherhood.
Day 40
“This Is a Symbol of My Power,” She Said
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.
Day 41
The Eyes of All People Are Upon Us
‘Abdu’l-Bahá prepares to leave for Boston, the birthplace of Emerson and the city that launched the American Revolution.
Day 42
“You Can Kill Me as Soon as You Like,” She Said
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just four years old, he used to sit on the lap of Táhirih, a fearless fighter for the emancipation of women.
Day 43
“Free” Religion?
‘Abdu’l-Bahá offers the Free Religious Association a frank statement on religious authority.
Day 44
The Invasion of the Easterners
‘Abdu’l-Bahá wasn’t the first charismatic Easterner to land on American shores.
Day 45
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Draws a Line in the Sand
On his final day in Boston, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá rejects ancient religious forms as irrelevant to the modern world.
Day 46
Baptism by Fire
‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses an audience at a church in Harlem on the meaning of sacrifice.
Day 47
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey So Far
Highlights from the first month and a half of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through America.
Day 48
“The Smell of Blood Upon Us”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá has become a regular fixture in a network of leaders who shape the peace movement in America.
Day 49
The Good Shepherds
‘Abdu’l-Bahá argues that the binding power of religion must lie at the heart of humankind’s hopes for peace.
Day 50
A Portrait in Moments
Minute observations of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by onlookers reveal a man always ready for conversation.
About 239 Days
Following ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across North America in 1912, and his engagement with the discourses of the Progressive Era.
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Guided Reading Topics
Peace & War
Race Unity
Gender Equality
Religion & Spirituality
Poverty & Wealth
Human Nature
Major Speeches
The Press
The Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
The Presidential Election
American Personalities
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Day 1
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Arrives in America
The SS Cedric arrives in New York Harbor, carrying hundreds of immigrants, and one former prisoner: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Day 234
The Progressives Collapse: 1917-1920
The political unity underlying the progressive movement disintegrates in the wake of the social upheavals surrounding the Great War.
Day 2
‘Abdu’l-Bahá: New Yorker
After delivering a speech on peace in Brooklyn, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gets his first glimpse of the Lower East Side.
Day 5
An Arms Dealer Tries to Sell War to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Hudson Maxim, a munitions developer, argues the merits of war with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Day 3
A Modern Man from the Middle East?
New York’s newspapers are starting to discover that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is more than just another “exotic Easterner.”
Day 4
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Delivers First Public Address in America
Reverend Percy Stickney Grant introduces ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to his congregation at New York’s Church of the Ascension.
Day 238
At Home in America
Far from being an outsider, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá succeeded in placing himself at the center of virtually all of the nation’s raging debates.
Day 239
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Says Farewell to America
As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá waits to depart America on the SS Celtic, he offers final words to the crowd gathered to see him off.
Day 6
The Aftermath of the Titanic Disaster
News of the Titanic reaches ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Hotel Ansonia on New York’s Upper West Side.
Day 9
"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.
Day 8
‘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.
Day 7
“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.
Day 13
This Shining Colored Man
At Howard University in Washington, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on America’s entrenched language of race.
Day 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.
Day 10
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Goes to Washington
Four-year-old Marzieh Khan welcomes ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with roses at Washington’s Union Station.
Day 14
Breaking the Color Line
‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes aim at Washington’s social conventions about race during a luncheon at the Persian Legation.
Day 233
New York: The Melting Pot on the Hudson: 1912-2012
In the century after ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s visit, spiritual and material civilization advance in the cultural and commercial capital of the world.
Day 12
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.
Day 11
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.
Day 15
What Makes a President
During a bitter Presidential election, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is curiously silent on the political headlines that consume the nation.
Show all Populars
Guided Reading Topics
Peace & War
Race Unity
Gender Equality
Religion & Spirituality
Poverty & Wealth
Human Nature
Major Speeches
The Press
The Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
The Presidential Election
American Personalities
All Articles
About 239 Days
Following ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across North America in 1912, and his engagement with the discourses of the Progressive Era.
[more]
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