I’m happy to have Dr Paul Reeve back on the show! We’ll talk about the earliest black Mormons who did and did not hold the priesthood. Paul has a new book published by Deseret Book titled “Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood.” He will introduce the book and discuss his amazing website called “Century of Black Mormons.”  It will include not only famous ones like Elijah Abel, but others you haven’t heard of like his son Moroni Abel. Check out our conversation…

https://youtu.be/jWGxwREuH3g

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0:00 Intro to Isaac Manning

6:46 Century of Black Mormons

10:02 Isaac Van Meter

11:57 Joseph Ball

16:43 Walker Lewis

19:14 Enoch Lewis

20:26 Moroni Abel

22:20 Elijah Abel III

26:50 Warner McCary

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