Quotes from Newell Bringhurst

their black skin. Further affirming such concepts of black inferiority was a steady stream of authoritative statements by LDS leaders and spokesmen brought forth from the 1830s to the early 1970s.3 Such controversial assertions notwithstanding, major aspects of this thesis has since been incorporated, all or in part, by subsequent scholars in their own studies of Mormonism and race.4 ******************

Saints, Slaves, and Blacks is a treasure. It touches on pivotal topics in American history. It is American religious history at its finest. And it dealt with complex issues of faith, religion, church, race, politics, and social standing that still impact most of us. Edward J. Blum San Diego State University

useful [and] objective," further proclaiming it "the accepted authority on its controversial topic. . . . The volume is history, not propaganda.

too] narrowly on the Mormon experience to the exclusion of forces operating within the larger society." "Notwithstanding," he proclaimed it "a valuable contribution to Mormon history. . . . [E]ssential reading for anyone interested in the development of Mormon racial policies.