The Black Mormon Scandals
In March 1847, Brigham Young was quoted as being favorably aware of Q. Walker Lewis, a black Elder in the LDS Church in Boston. But
In March 1847, Brigham Young was quoted as being favorably aware of Q. Walker Lewis, a black Elder in the LDS Church in Boston. But
I just set up an interview with Mark Staker at the Church History Library. He’s an expert on Kirtland. We’ll be talking about Black Pete

How did Joseph Smith deal with Muslims? It’s #BlackHistoryMonth and we’ve been discussing #BlackMormonHistory, but of course there are other marginalized groups, and I wanted

Mormons are familiar with stories of persecutions in Missouri back in the 1830s. Why were Mormons so persecuted? Part of it is due to slavery.

We’re discussing how Mormons became a racial category. In today’s world, Mormonism is seen as a predominantly white church, but in Joseph Smith’s day, it
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As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, we continue our conversation with Margaret Young and she tells about her attempts to get her play about black Mormon Pioneer
I’m excited to post our first podcast! I interviewed Margaret Young, a professor of English and Literature at BYU on the life of black Mormon
Hi everyone! I wanted to ask what is everyone’s favorite history topic and why? Personally, I enjoy the controversial stuff, Mountain Meadows Massacre, polygamy, Haun’s