Paul Reeve
@wpaulreeve.bsky.social
Religion of a Different Color | Let's Talk about Race and Priesthood | This Abominable Slavery | U of U History
Great 🧵. I've been urging them to quote Orson Pratt from his fantastic 1856 anti-slavery speech: "we have no proof that the Africans are the descendants of old Cain who was cursed." Even still what you've shared are important steps forward. Love that they quote D&C 101:79, which Pratt quoted in 1856
August 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Great 🧵. I've been urging them to quote Orson Pratt from his fantastic 1856 anti-slavery speech: "we have no proof that the Africans are the descendants of old Cain who was cursed." Even still what you've shared are important steps forward. Love that they quote D&C 101:79, which Pratt quoted in 1856
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2/2 More poignantly, these sources suggest a desire to fulfill the covenants she made on a spring evening in Texas, in which “many spoke by the spirit & prophesied” & the fervor of the event captivated the new converts until midnight. Meet Louisa here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...
Century of Black Mormons · Louisa · J. Willard Marriott Library Exhibits
exhibits.lib.utah.edu
June 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
2/2 More poignantly, these sources suggest a desire to fulfill the covenants she made on a spring evening in Texas, in which “many spoke by the spirit & prophesied” & the fervor of the event captivated the new converts until midnight. Meet Louisa here: exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of...