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Blacks And The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints
Over the past two centuries, the relationship between black people and Mormonism has included both official and unofficial discrimination. From the mid-1800s to 1978, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) prevented most men of black African descent from being ordained to the church's lay priesthood, barred black men and women from participating in the ordinances of its temples and opposed interracial marriage. Since black men of African descent could not receive the priesthood, they were excluded from holding leadership roles and performing these rituals. However, in 1978, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve issued Official Declaration 2, which officially ended the LDS Church's temple and priesthood restrictions. The LDS Church's stance towards slavery also alternated several times during its history, from one of neutrality, to one of anti-slavery, to one of pro-slavery. Many leaders, including Ezra Taft Benson, were vocally opposed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black People
Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark-skinned compared to other populations. It is most commonly used for people of sub-Saharan African ancestry and the indigenous peoples of Oceania, though it has been applied in many contexts to other groups, and is no indicator of any close ancestral relationship whatsoever. Indigenous African societies do not use the term ''black'' as a racial identity outside of influences brought by Western cultures. The term "black" may or may not be capitalized. The '' AP Stylebook'' changed its guide to capitalize the "b" in ''black'' in 2020. The '' ASA Style Guide'' says that the "b" should not be capitalized. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
