Elijah Abel
Subtitle: the life and times of a black priesthood holder
By: William Kesler Jackson
Publisher: CFI, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Springville, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781462111510
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Mormon Church; Race relations; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; African American Mormons; Biography; History
Description: Addresses the issue of blacks in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-135) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Slavery to freedom? 1810-1832; title: The Mormon movement: 1832-1836; title: Ordination and mission: 1836-1839; title: Life in Nauvoo and Cincinnati: 1839-1853; title: In the West: 1853-1884; title: Personal note.