Item Detail
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English
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William T. Blue : A Lonely Spokesman for Black Saints
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John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
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2013
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33
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no. 2
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Independence, MO
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John Whitmer Historical Society
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144-166
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[2014 John Whitmer Historical Association winner for Best Theological Article Award]
The article discusses the history of African Americans in the Mormon religious movement, with a particular focus on William Taft Blue, an African American Mormon pastor. Details on a 1961 article by Blue on racial segregation within the church are presented. Blue's own experiences with racism in the Church and his role in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are discussed.
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Invisible Saints : A History of Black Americans in the Reorganized Church
Mormonism's Negro Doctrine : An Historical Overview
The End of Bruce R. McConkie's "Mormon Doctrine"
The Mormon Quest for the Presidency : From Joseph Smith to Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman