Category: Race
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Believing Blood is Probably a Real Thing
In Latter-day Saint thought and history the idea of “believing blood” has racial connotations. The traditional “believing blood” theological model that is (rightfully, in my view) criticized by thinkers such as Armand Mauss in his book All Abraham’s Children goes something like this: certain ethnicities and nations are more amenable to the gospel message because…
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How Many Slaves Were in Utah Compared to Other States?
It’s a black mark on our history that early Utah allowed slavery. Other people more informed than I have more detail on the people involved and legal details (This Abominable Slavery is on my to-read list, but I haven’t gotten to it yet), but I was curious about where Utah stood relative to other states.…