Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

On June 30, 2001, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that "more than 8,000 followers of the Baha'i faith are in Milwaukee for 'Building the Kingdom,' their first national conference since 1986." An interview of Robert C. Henderson, secretary general of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States followed, in which he spoke about the Baha'i faith, race relations, and the convention.