Black and MormonNewell G. Bringhurst, Darron T. Smith University of Illinois Press, 01.10.2010 - 184 Seiten The year 2003 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the lifting of the ban excluding black members from the priesthood of the Mormon church. The articles collected in Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith's Black and Mormon look at the mechanisms used to keep blacks from full participation, the motives behind the ban, and the kind of changes that have--and have not--taken place within the church since the revelation responsible for its end. This challenging collection is required reading for anyone concerned with the history of racism, discrimination, and the Latter-day Saints. |
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Early Mormonism Slavery and the Status of Black People | 13 |
Myth versus Reality in LDS Scriptural Writings | 34 |
The Religious Hopes of Worthy African American Latterday Saints before the 1978 Revelation | 50 |
Two Multigenerational Case Studies | 60 |
The Extent and Limits of Progress since 1978 | 82 |
A Sociological Perspective | 116 |
7 How Do Things Look on the Ground? The LDS African American Community in Atlanta Georgia | 132 |
Some Personal Reflections and General Observations | 148 |
Contributors | 167 |
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