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English
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The Latter-day Saints and Race Issues in South Africa
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Mormon Studies Review
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7
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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43-51
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Race issues have dominated South Africa since 1652, when the
first European settlers came to its shores. Among those institutions
that were affected by the resulting racist tradition was the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Several historical events contributed
to this confluence, including colonization, apartheid, the LDS policy of
denying men of African descent ordination to the priesthood, and the
1907 requirement that South African members produce their genealogy
showing that their heritage goes back to Europe before they could be
ordained. This essay will trace the origin of these policies and practices,
as well as their implementation and impact, to demonstrate how race
was mobilized in modern Mormonism. -
A History of the South African Mission, 1852-1970
"Blindside" : Utah on the Eve of Brown v. Board of Education
For the Cause of Righteousness : A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830-2013
Glen G. Fisher : A Man to Match the Mountains
Religion of a Different Color : Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness
Sonia's Awakening : White Mormon Expatriates in Africa and the Dismantling of Mormonism's Racial Consensus, 1852-1978
South African Mission