Louis George Gregory | |
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 Gregory in his youth, likely graduating from Fisk University in 1896 | |
| Born | June 6, 1874 |
| Died | July 30, 1951 (aged 77) |
| Burial place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Eliot, Maine |
Louis George Gregory (June 6, 1874 – July 30, 1951) was a prominent American member of the Baháʼí Faith who was devoted to its expansion in the United States and elsewhere. He traveled especially in the South to spread his religion as well as advocating for racial unity.[1]
In 1922, he was the first African American elected to the nine-member National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada. He was repeatedly re-elected to that position, leading a generation and more of followers. He also worked to prosyletize the faith to Central and South America.
Gregory was among the elite group of educated African American leaders whom W. E. Du Bois referred to as "the talented tenth."[2]
Gregory was posthumously appointed by Shoghi Effendi in 1951 as a Hand of the Cause, the highest appointed rank in the Baháʼí Faith.
- ^ "Louis George Gregory, Esq". South Carolina African American History Calendar. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Louis G. Gregory". Louis G. Gregory Baha'i Museum. Retrieved 2023-05-30.