Pauline Hannen's Change of Heart
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Washington, D.C. (today: Washington, D.C., USA)
Pauline and Joseph Hannen were the prime movers of racial integration in Washington in the early years of the Faith there. Initially, Pauline feared Black people, but her study of Bahá’u’lláh's writings forced her to change her attitude. Pauline taught the Faith to her Black washerwoman, then she and Joseph began inviting Black people to meetings in their home—a rather daring thing to do at that time.
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 91-92
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