The attitude of the Cause towards the problem of race, be it
in America or elsewhere, has been repeatedly clarified by the Guardian. To the
faithful followers of Baha'u'llah who fully grasp the essential implications of
the principle of the oneness of mankind so much emphasized in His teachings,
racial prejudice, in all its forms, is simply a negation of faith, a
repudiation of the belief in the brotherhood of man which is, beyond doubt, the
cornerstone of the Religion of God. Loyalty to this basic principle should,
therefore, be wholehearted and unqualified.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter
dated 11 November 1936, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer; compilation: ‘The Pupil of the Eye, African Americans in the World
Order of Baha’u’llah’)
