With the introduction of critical race theory which was an extension of the critical legal studies movement, institutional or systemic racism became a focus of scholarly studies in the 1980s. The holiday is not a holy day in the traditional sense but it can be regarded as a day that contributes to what some scholars call ‘civil religion’ as part of cultural ideas that keep evolving.Racism is not just applicable in cultural settings, it also applies to legal, economic, or political institutions and systems that engage in racial discrimination or encourage inequalities due to race in education, wealth, and civil rights. The holiday is celebrated all over the world as an extension of Bahá’í beliefs and principles of racial harmony and as an appeal to the larger society to promote a loving embrace of the social reality of ever-increasing racial diversity. The National Spiritual Assembly must encourage the development and enthusiasm of the national Bahá’í community, answer questions from people and Local Spiritual Assemblies, and strengthen the Bahá’í community’s role in societal life at the national level.Although Race Unity Day is organized by Bahá’í National Spiritual Assembly, it is neither a religious event nor a Bahá’í holy day. The assembly, which was founded in 1844, is a nine-member elected council given the responsibility of coordinating, guiding, and reviving the affairs of both the local spiritual assemblies as well as the Bahá’í community’s individual members in a country. The Bahá’í National Spiritual Assembly started Race Unity Day.
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