Vision of Race Unity "Racism is the most challenging issue confronting America." This statement, issued by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, addresses the issue of racism, and what is necessary to heal the negative effects of racial and ethnic conflicts. This makes a great addition for anyone’s personal library, to study and deepen in groups, or to share with friends.

Marriage Beyond Black and White Some marriages become symbols of hope for a promising future. "My parents broke one of the strongest taboos in our society and thereby became outcasts in their native land. This is their story." -David Douglas

A powerful story about the marriage of a Black man and a White woman, Marriage beyond Black and White offers a poignant and sometimes painful look at what it was like to be an interracial couple in the United States from the early 1940s to the mid-1990s.

Waiting for the Sunrise The powerful, true story of an interracial couple's determination to save their family from the genocide of the 1994 civil war in Rwanda and of their unshakable love, faith, and hope despite racial discrimination.

Healing Racism, Education's Role Written by 16 Baha'i experts in race relations & eyewitnesses to the ravages of racial prejudice. Defines this national disease & tells how to diminish racism's effects through classroom education emphasizing the oneness of humanity and the cousinship of all human beings. Inspirational guidebook for teachers & parents from early grades through college.

Longing: Stories of Racial Healing A white couple's personal account of a ten-year journey that forced them to reconsider their comfortable notions about race as they forged new relationships with people of African descent. Their stories describe a longing to heal from the racial separation that has so deeply wounded this country.

The Story of the Baha'i Black Men's Gathering The Story of the Baha'i Black Men's Gathering provides insight into an individual initiative that, over the years, has provided a framework to spiritually uplift and empower men of African descent to play their part in helping to build the "new world order" foretold by Baha'u'llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith.

In Spite of All Barriers In South Africa, during the harsh years of Apartheid between the years of 1948 and the 1990s, racial discrimination was at its peak. Gathering together was restricted, and certain meetings between Blacks and Whites were forbidden. Under the strictures of culture and government, though, people of different races were finding ways to collaborate for social and spiritual betterment. Author and translator Robert Mazibuko, a black South African, shares his personal accounts of teaching the Bahá'í Faith in South Africa, in partnership with Lowell Johnson, a white American. In Spite of All Barriers offers insight into how people working in unity can effect great change.

American Indians and the Baha'i Faith

This book serves as an excellent reference guide or research tool for anyone looking to deepen on the history of American Indians role and involvement in the Bahá’í Faith and community.

American Indians and the Baha'i Faith - Personal Stories

A compilation of stories by American Indians who are members of the Bahá’í Faith, written in their own words. Being free to write and share in their own words and formats, seven American Indian Bahá’ís tell the story of their backgrounds, how they became Bahá’ís, their life adventures, and how this Faith works for them. These stories are meant to show the unique personal stories of Bahá’ís coming from American Indian backgrounds, including the many challenges and joys they’ve faced when accepting and integrating a new religion into their traditional cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices.

Power of Unity (New Edition) A compilation from the Bahá’í Writings on the unity and the equality of all people. These writings emphasize the vital need to address the issues of race within the country and paint a picture of a hopeful and glorious destiny to which the American people can rise. With a foreword by Dr. Robert C. Henderson.

Champions of Oneness: Louis Gregory and his Shining Circle Average Rating: 

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Taking as its focus the years 1898–1921, Champions of Oneness portrays the lives of a handful of brilliant pioneers of race amity in the United States who gave everything they could to promote the principle of the oneness of humanity. The thread common among each of their lives was the Bahá’í Faith.

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Dr. Joy DeGruy explores the history of African enslavement in the Americas, followed by years of institutionalized subjugation of African Americans. Dr. DeGruy focuses on the psychological effects of the repeated traumas endured for generations. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome helps to lay the necessary foundation to ensure the well-being and sustained health of future generations and provides a rare glimpse into the evolution of society's beliefs, feelings, attitudes, and behavior concerning race in America.