Bringhurst, Newell G.

Black and Mormon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (185 pages)

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The "Missouri Thesis" Revisited: Early Mormonism, Slavery, and the Status of Black People -- 2. The Traditions of Their Fathers: Myth versus Reality in LDS Scriptural Writings -- 3. Two Perspectives: The Religious Hopes of "Worthy" African American Latter-day Saints before the 1978 Revelation -- 4. Spanning the Priesthood Revelation (1978): Two Multigenerational Case Studies -- 5. Casting Off the "Curse of Cain": The Extent and Limits of Progress since 1978 -- 6. African American Latter-day Saints: A Sociological Perspective -- 7. "How Do Things Look on the Ground?" The LDS African American Community in Atlanta, Georgia -- 8. Unpacking Whiteness in Zion: Some Personal Reflections and General Observations -- Contributors -- Index.

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African American Mormons.
Race relations-Religious aspects-Mormon Church.


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