[…] Mormonism, which established and upheld racist policies and doctrines, be associated with a religion born out of Black power? Connections between Haitian Vodou and Mormonism, however, are worth investigating because thousands of people living […]
[…] the river bottoms, narrow, then wider where the river neared the lake five miles to the west. Black against the snow, a wide band of cottonwood trees lined the river, a high clump at […]
Dialogue 47.1 (Spring 2014): 104–123
An oral interview between an LDS Member and a Community of Christ member regarding the history of the Kirtland Temple. They explain that despite differences in religious beliefs, people […]
[…] St. Louis Stake High Council, produced The Travelers’ Guide to Historic Mormon Country. It is printed in black and brown, which makes its maps much more vivid than those in the Burton guide. It […]
[…] into Iowa. (It was this expulsion of the Indians from their Illinois villages which led to the Black Hawk War in the 1830’s.) White settlers then established homes and farms near Quashquema. Here, in […]
[…] compare race with sexuality (miscegenation with same-sex marriage), the 1978 LDS policy change to allow ordination of black men has sometimes been framed as late-coming, such that the Church is consequently presented as “behind […]
[…] in 1844: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints led by Brigham Young; the Reorganized Church/ Community of Christ; the Church of Christ (Temple Lot); the Church of Jesus Christ organized around the […]
[…] I moved in my freshmen year I found out that my roommate was surprised that I was black—and not the kind of black person he was expecting. I have been told a number of […]
[…] hemispheric geography by proposing a limited, Mesoamerican model that accommodates other peoples in the Western Hemisphere, pre dating the Jaredites and accounting for the large populations and variety of languages. Sorenson notes that “by […]
[…] and hope that no one recognized her driving down the freeway at first light. He had faithfully dispatched his morning duties: lugging the trash can out to the curb for Friday pick-up, unloading the […]