Blacks

File — Box: 9, Folder: 10

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

"Speech by Gov. [Brigham] Young in Joint Session of the Legislature, Feby. 5th 1852, giving his views on slavery," 7 pp. "Let this Church which is called the kingdom of God on the earth; we will summons the first presidency, the twelve, the high counsel, the Bishoprick, and all the elders of Israel, suppose we summons them to appear here, and here declare that it is right to mingle our seed, with the black race of Cain, that they shall come in with us and be partakers with us of all the blessings God has given to us. On that very day, and hour we should do so, the priesthood is taken from this Church and kingdom and God leaves us to our fate. The moment we consent to mingle with the seed of Cain the Church must go to destruction--we should receive the curse which has been placed upon the seed of Cain, and never more be numbered with the children of Adam who are heirs to the priesthood until that curse be removed."
Edward Stevenson, 1884
Heber J. Grant, Diary, 1890
JFS, letter to Hon. A. Saxey, 9 January 1897, 4 pp.
Ralph A. Badger, letter to the First Presidency, 17 August 1908, 2 pp.
The First Presidency, priesthood to all worthy males, 1978
Ron Esplin, "Priesthood Denial to Blacks," 1978,12 pp.
Bill J. Pope, "Circumstances surrounding the Receiving of the Revelation which Granted All Worthy Male Members the Priesthood,"1978

Dates

1820-1984

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