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The Mormons and the Blacks : modern folklore / Linda Brownell, 1975

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 7
Identifier: FA 1 Item 178

Scope and Contents

Brownell collected folklore involving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and African Americans. Included are legends about African Americans and the church, prejudiced jokes told by White Americans, and racist sayings about African Americans. Project was created for an English 391 course taught at Brigham Young University in 1975.

Dates

  • 1975

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (20 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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