I want to state at the outset that I recognize that Mormonism’s handling of race, gender, and sexuality are deeply intertwined and that there are also histories specific to Mormonism’s indigenous communities and non-Black communities of color. This book focuses on the history of anti-Black racism in Mormonism because the LDS Church’s specifically anti-Black segregation of its priesthood and temple rites from the 1850s through the 1970s constitutes a specific archive through which we can begin to understand these interlocked systems in greater depth and detail.
