The Americas have been a melting pot and a meeting place for
the races of men, and the need is acute for the fulfillment of God's promises
of the realization of the oneness of mankind. (The Universal House of Justice, excerpt
from a message dated May 1971, to the Friends of God gathered in the Caribbean
Conference; Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986) (To read
the entire message please visit Messages to
the Baha’i World Community – by the Universal House of Justice)