 Universal Races Congress delegates, Imperial Institute, London, 1911 | |
| Date | 26–29 July 1911 |
|---|---|
| Duration | Four days |
| Venue | University of London |
| Location | UK |
| Theme | Anti-racism |
| Organised by | Gustav Spiller |
| Participants | 2,100 |
The First Universal Races Congress met in 1911 for four days at the University of London as an early effort at anti-racism. Speakers from a number of countries discussed race relations and how to improve them.[1] The congress, with 2,100 attendees, was organised by prominent humanists of that era; it was conceived of a result of comments in 1906 by Felix Adler and primarily executed by Gustav Spiller, a leader in the British Ethical Union (now Humanists UK). Philip Stanhope was president of the congress, and William Pember Reeves chaired its executive committee.[2]
- ^ "New Historic Perspectives of the First Universal Races Congress of 1911". Radical History Review. 2005 (92). MARIO: The Radical Historians' Organization, Inc.: 99–102 Spring 2005. doi:10.1215/01636545-2005-92-99.
- ^ Report of the Commissioner of Education made to the Secretary of the Interior for the year ..., with accompanying papers, Volume 1. United States, Bureau of Education. 1912. pp. 609–617, Chapter XXII, Report of the First Universal Races Congress, held at London, 26–29 July 1911 by Felix Adler, delegate representing the United States Bureau of Education.