December 30, 2025

‘Abdu’l-Baha’s reference to the black race: “downtrodden race [Negro] to become glorious”

“I hope,” is the wish expressed by ‘Abdu’l Bahá, “that ye may cause that downtrodden race [Negro] to become glorious, and to be joined with the white race to serve the world of man with the utmost sincerity, faithfulness, love and purity.” 

- Shoghi Effendi (‘The Advent of Divine Justice’)