Cover
Title
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Three Mormon Scriptural Works: Providing a Canonical Framework for Race, Slavery, and the Status
2. Joseph Smith and Evolving Mormon Attitudes and Practices on Slavery and Race, 1830–1844
3. Brigham Young, the Beginning of Black Priesthood Denial, and Legalization of Slavery in Utah, 18
4. Justifying and Perpetuating Black Priesthood Denial, 1877–1949
5. Church Growth, Confronting Civil Rights, and Official Affirmations of Black Priesthood Denial, 1945-1970
6. The 1978 Revelation and Its Implications
7. Confronting the Church’s Problematic Racial Past after 1978
Notes
Bibliography
Index