America Will Be! feat. Amelia Gonzalez Tesch

In this episode, we discuss key sections from Daisaku Ikeda's dialogue with Civil Rights leader and scholar Vincent Harding, titled America Will Be! We delve in to the promise of America's potential as a gathering place for people around the world to unite around the share human wish to lead happy and fulfilling lives. You can also hear about the resonance between the Soka Gakkai's Buddhism movement to spread the ideals of respect for the dignity of life and the Civil Rights movement to achieve equality for all people regardless of background.

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