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In this episode of the Mormon History Guy podcast, Kate Kelly Harline interviews Russell Stevenson (author of Black Mormon: The Story of Elijah Ables and author of the forthcoming, For the Cause of Righteousness: A Documentary History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830-2013). They discuss the meaning and ramifications of the LDS Church’s new statement on “Race and the Priesthood.” Russell traces the origins, course, and trajectory of the Saints’ relationship with the black community and racial exclusion.
This podcast is posted here by permission of Russell Stevenson. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of FairMormon or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.