New Light on Old Egyptiana: Mormon Mummies 1848-71
April 19, 2018[…] she with renewed indignation, “I don’t keer whose mummies they be, its a tarnal shame to have human being dug up and made a show of, even if they be niggers. But its just […]
[…] she with renewed indignation, “I don’t keer whose mummies they be, its a tarnal shame to have human being dug up and made a show of, even if they be niggers. But its just […]
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