Item Detail
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30441
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5
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17
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English
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Mormons and Race
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The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism
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Cambridge, England
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Oxford University Press
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360-385
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Changing Latter-day Saint Church policies pertaining to those of African lineage and their access to the Mormon priesthood and temple privileges require contextualization to fully understand. The restrictive priesthood policy begun during Brigham Young’s presidency, undergirded and supported by folklore, caused confusion after Brigham Young’s death. They were not by any means determined by Joseph Smith’s own views on race, which had evolved by his death toward abolitionism and the emancipation of slaves. Certain events prepared for and pointed to the end of the priesthood ban in 1978. Events on the African continent coincided with the American civil rights movement and further urged the church’s evolution towards ending the priesthood restriction.
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A Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A History of the South African Mission, 1852-1970
An Abundant Life : The Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown
A Note on the 1963 Civil Rights Statement
An Overland Journey From New York To San Francisco : In the summer of 1860
A Test of Faith : Jane Elizabeth James and the Origin of the Utah Black Community
David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
Lengthen Your Stride : The Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball
Mormon Doctrine
Mormonism and the Negro
Mormonism's Negro Doctrine : An Historical Overview
Saints, Slaves, and Blacks : The Changing Place of Black People within Mormonism
Social Accommodation in Utah
Spencer W. Kimball and the Revelation on Priesthood
The Guardian Poplar :
A Memoir of Deep Roots, Journey, and Rediscovery
The Life and Contributions of Zebedee Coltrin
The Mormon Hierarchy : Extensions of Power