Mormonism and white supremacy, American religion and the problem of racial innocence, Joanna Brooks
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Mormonism and white supremacy, American religion and the problem of racial innocence, Joanna Brooks
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Mormonism and white supremacy
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Responsibility statement
Joanna Brooks
Series statement
Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
American religion and the problem of racial innocence
Summary
To this day, churchgoing Mormons report that they hear from their fellow congregants in Sunday meetings that African-Americans are the accursed descendants of Cain whose spirits were destined to come to earth with a 'curse' of black skin. Like most difficult subjects in Mormon history and practice, says Joanna Brooks, the priesthood and temple ban on Blacks has been managed carefully in LDS institutional settings with a combination of avoidance, denial, selective truth-telling, and determined silence. As America begins to come to terms with the costs of white privilege to Black lives, this book urges a soul-searching examination of the role American Christianity has played in sustaining everyday white supremacy by assuring white people of their innocence.--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
specialized
Creator
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- United States -- History
- Racism -- United States -- History
- White supremacy movements + Religious aspects + History
- Race relations + Religious aspects + Mormon Church + History
- Mormon Church -- United States -- History
- Race relations + Religious aspects + Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints + History
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject6
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- United States -- History
- Racism -- United States -- History
- White supremacy movements + Religious aspects + History
- Race relations + Religious aspects + Mormon Church + History
- Mormon Church -- United States -- History
- Race relations + Religious aspects + Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints + History