Black Saints in a White Church: Contemporary African American Mormons - Softcover

Embry, Jessie L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560850442 ISBN 13: 9781560850441

Publisher: Signature Books, 1994

Synopsis

Until very recently, black Latter-day Saints were excluded from priesthood office in the church. In this revealing study, Embry culls answers from both oral history interviews and mailed surveys to determine how the age-old stereotypes and differences are disappearing as African-Americans are being assimilated into the church.

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From Library Journal:

In June 1978 the Mormon Church lifted a barrier to blacks from holding full membership. While this announcement is regarded as one of the most important revelations in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, many non-Mormons were surprised to hear that overt discrimination had been practiced until that time. They were equally surprised to learn that there had been black Mormons from the very founding of the church in the 1830s. Embry (history, Brigham Young Univ.) has based this balanced work on the oral histories and follow-up surveys of over 200 black Latter-day Saints. The result is a comprehensive history of blacks in the Mormon Church, with a heavy emphasis on life in the church since the 1978 revelation. While scholarly in nature, this readable and important study is the first on the topic in the 1990s. It should be in all libraries with an interest in Mormon and African American studies.
Diane H. Albosta, Episcopal H.S. Lib., Alexandria, Va.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signature Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1560850442
• ISBN 13: 9781560850441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288