Sports Protests Against BYU (Part 4 of 7)
In the late 1960s & early 1970s, there were many protests by colleges over the racial ban on priesthood in the LDS Church. Some schools,
RickB
December 18, 2019
In the late 1960s & early 1970s, there were many protests by colleges over the racial ban on priesthood in the LDS Church. Some schools,
Over the years, BYU is known as being predominantly white, and overwhelmingly Mormon. How do black and non-LDS students fare at BYU? In our next
An under-appreciated story in explaining the priesthood and temple ban was President Spencer W. Kimball’s announcement of a new temple in Brazil. In our next
There have been lots of rumors on the internet that the reason the LDS Church got rid of the temple/priesthood ban was because they were
As we conclude our discussion of black Mormon pioneer Jane Manning James, we will talk about this question: what role does race play in LDS
Early black Mormon pioneer Jane Manning James walked 800 miles to Nauvoo. Quincy: Her trunk got lost, at least that’s what Charles Wandell says. In
It was tough being a slave in antebellum 19th century America. Female slaves had the added concern of being raped by their slaveholders. There has
Dr. Quincy Newell is the first non-Mormon scholar we’ve had on Gospel Tangents. Of course, I had to ask why she was interested in Mormon
In 2013, the Church published a series of essays on controversial topics, such as polygamy and the race ban on black church members. What was
