Scholars Matthew Harris and Newell Bringhurst will talk about their new book: The Mormon Church and Blacks- A Documentary History

Newell Bringhurst will discuss early blacks who were ordained to the Priesthood during Joseph Smith's era, polygamy and the ban, lineage and the ban, etc. Matt Harris will discuss: Mormons and Civil Rights, BYU Athletic Protests, IRS pressure on the Mormon church to lift the ban, lingering racism after the ban, the background and context to the church's latest expression on LDS.org: "Race and Priesthood" Gospel Topics Essay. Above all, we will cover the evolving rationales for the ban: (1) blacks cursed, (2) blacks fence-sitters, (3) "we don't know," (4) folklore, (5) ban rooted in racism from B. Young's day.

If there is time Matt will tell us about his latest research on Ezra Taft Benson!

Newell and Matt will be speaking at Dixie State University the following Monday after our meeting.

This should be a wonderful presentation for those of us who enjoy the flavor of the hidden Mormon history.

Date: January 10th 2016, Time 2 PM. Place Red Lion 850 S. Bluff St. St. George Utah



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^^topping^^

I would like to go.

Trying to be as specific as possible without outing myself. The day for the meeting may or may not be an important day in my personal history.



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Lecture should be one that is a a real burr in the saddle for Jeff Holland.