April 24. On this date in 1912, a newspaper article covering 'Abdu’l-Bahá's visit to North America quoted him as saying, "Let us recall the fact that the first proclamation of liberty, of freedom from slavery, was accomplished in this continent...The colored people of Africa were in a most terrible state of bondage, and the European powers, emulating the American altruism, accomplished a proclamation of universal liberty. So you were the means here of liberating your fellow-beings elsewhere. This effort on the part of the white people in America should never be lost sight of, and therefore you must be very grateful and must be very kind to the whites here."

April 24. On this date in 1912, a newspaper article covering 'Abdu’l-Bahá's visit to North America quoted him as saying, "Let us recall the fact that the first proclamation of liberty, of freedom from slavery, was accomplished in this continent...The colored people of Africa were in a most terrible state of bondage, and the European powers, emulating the American altruism, accomplished a proclamation of universal liberty. So you were the means here of liberating your fellow-beings elsewhere. This effort on the part of the white people in America should never be lost sight of, and therefore you must be very grateful and must be very kind to the whites here."