Person Interviewed: Sally Gordon

U of Penn professor Sally Gordon explains Black & Indian slavery in Utah.
Curse of Cain

Black & Indian Slavery in Utah

The Act in Relation to Service legalized slavery in Utah in 1852. (Please note that Paul Reeve and Christopher Rich dispute this characterization in their latest book, “This Abominable Slavery.” See our latest interview with

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Polygamy

Twin Relics of Barbarism (Part 1 of 7)

The Republican Party platform of 1856 was founded to eradicate the “twin relics of barbarism: slavery & polygamy.”ย  Why would they link the two together?ย  Dr. Sally Gordon explains a political reason to tie the

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