| 1200 BC - 600 BC | Hebrew text of Genesis 6–9 (story of Noah). | Unknown | Unsourced Late Ancient |
| 170 BC | James H. Charlesworth translates text regarding Cain as a "dark calf." | Unknown | Translation 3rd Hand |
| 60 - 70 AD | Peter receives revelation saying to reveal gospel to Gentiles. | Peter | Scribed Verbatim |
| 100 - 200 AD | Uncertain Syriac text indicating "black" or "sad." | Unknown | Unsourced Late Ancient |
| 400 - 500 AD | Codex Vaticanus reference to Cain. | Unknown | Ancient |
| 609 - 632 AD | Ali Ünal offers translation re: Cain. | Ali Ünal | Reprint Translation |
| 700 - 1300 | AAAL offers an account of Cain where identified as "black." | Unknown | Translation 3rd Hand Late Secondary |
| 1008 | LCE scribe writes C as "casting down" his face. | Cain | Scribed Verbatim Reprint Translation 3rd Hand Late |
| 1008 | Leningrad Codex editor scribes Masoretic text of Genesis 4:15 describing the "mark" or "sign" of Cain. | Cain | Scribed Verbatim Reprint Translation 3rd Hand Late |
| 1200 - 1300 | Harry Sperling and Maurice Simon offer translation of Kabbalah text re: C's curse. | Unknown | Translation Secondary |
| 1620 | Thomas Peyton identifies Cain as "black." | Thomas Peyton | Direct Reprint |
| 1625 | Apocryphal account of Cain being killed by an arrow after being mistaken for an animal. | Unknown | Late |
| 1733 | Elihu Coleman rejects that Cain and Canaan share a common lineage. | Elihu Coleman | Direct |
| Oct 16, 1785 | Paul Erdmann Iserts comments on alleged "Cain" origins for Africans. | Paul Erdmann Iserts | Direct Reprint |
| 1786 | Richard Allen recounts experience of church segregation in Philadelphia. | Richard Allen | Direct |
| 1823 | Virginian law states that slave status is inherited from the mother. | Virginia Colonial Legislature | Reprint |
| 1825 | Louisiana Legislature places ownership of children born to slaves with the enslaved mother's owner. | Louisiana Legislature | 2nd Hand |
| Sep 15, 1829 | Mexico abolishes slavery. | Vicente Guerrero | Direct |
| 1829 | Printer's Manuscript of BOM. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1830 | 1830 census lists Sarah Hofheintz as a free black woman. | The National Archives and Records Administration | Holograph |
| 1830 | David Walker criticizes use of Cain mythology to justify enslavement. | David Walker | Direct |
| Apr 1830 | Revelation manuscript for D&C 20. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1830 | David Walker criticizes use of Cain lore for black origins. | David Walker | Direct |
| Jan 6, 1831 | LMS letter to her family describing appearance of Moroni. | Lucy Mack Smith | Holograph Direct |
| Feb 1831 - Mar 1831 | Joseph adds that Canaan is cursed with a "vail of darkness" in his Bible translation. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jul 17, 1831 | W. W. Phelps includes text of alleged revelation from Joseph. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| 1832 | The 1832 Mississippi Constitution contains slave codes. | N/A | Direct |
| Jun 1832 - Jul 1832 | Joseph's 1832 history giving earliest firsthand account of the vision. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 1832 - Jul 1832 | Joseph describes his childhood education and his upbringing. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| Dec 1832 | JST manuscript for Psalm 14 which has similar verbiage to 1832 FV account. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Translation |
| Jul 1833 | Phelps says "we have no special rule in the church, as to people of color." | W. W. Phelps | Direct |
| Jul 16, 1833 | Evening and Morning Star reports policy of not admitting Black people to the state or Church. | Evening and Morning Star | Direct |
| Jul 29, 1833 | John Whitmer describes violence against Mormons in Missouri. | John Whitmer | Direct |
| Dec 1833 | Phelps describes the violence faced by Mormons in Missouri. | W. W. Phelps | Direct |
| Dec 1833 | W. W. Phelps records a letter from a group of Missourians to Latter-day Saints. | W. W. Phelps | Reprint |
| Dec 16, 1833 | Joseph Smith reveals "it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to another." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1834 | Wheatley discusses the outcome of her enslavement and describes Africans in Cain-like terms. | Phyllis Wheatley | Direct |
| 1834 | David Child rejects the curse of Cain theory. | David Child | Direct |
| Dec 1834 | OC letter to WWP describing JS First Vision. | Oliver Cowdery | Direct |
| 1835 | Wilford Woodruff lists Lydia Walker as a member of the Eagle Creek Branch. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct |
| 1835 | The 1835 D&C says "it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to another." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| Feb 1835 | OC writes to WWP on JS First Vision. | Oliver Cowdery | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Apr 1, 1835 | JC describes hearing JS relate First Vision when a religious revivial occurred. | Joseph Curtis | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Jun 2, 1835 | WWP letter to his wife saying he heard JS preach. | W. W. Phelps | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Nov 1835 - Feb 1836 | RF remembers hearing about First Vision in 1835. | Rhoda Ann Fullmer | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Nov 9, 1835 | JS account of his First Vision from 1835. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Nov 14, 1835 | JS First Vision summary. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Mar 31, 1836 | Joseph signs ministerial certificate for Able attesting to status as elder. | Frederick G. Williams | Holograph Direct |
| Apr 1, 1836 | Joseph sees Black people as subject to the curse of Canaan. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| Apr 1836 | Angelina Grimke criticizes use of Canaan myth to justify enslavement. | Angelina Grimke | Direct |
| Apr 1836 | Messenger and Advocate states that the son of Ham was cursed, resulting in bondage of Black enslaved people, and that the curse will be removed someday. | Messenger and Advocate | Direct |
| Apr 9, 1836 | Joseph Smith discusses slavery in a letter to Oliver Cowdery. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Reprint |
| Nov 27, 1836 | PPP recounts JS telling about his visions. | Parley P. Pratt | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Apr 1837 | Theodore Weld criticizes use of Canaan lore to justify slavery. | Theodore D. Weld | Direct |
| 1838 | Weld criticizes use of Cain myth for African origins. | Theodore D. Weld | Direct |
| May 25, 1838 | Wilford Woodruff serves with Joseph Ball on a mission. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| May 25, 1838 | Wilford Woodruff calls Joseph Ball an "Elder." | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| Jul 1838 | Joseph Ball serves a mission in the East. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct |
| Oct 27, 1838 | Lilburn Boggs directs John B. Clark to carry out the extermination order. | Lilburn Boggs | Direct |
| Nov 17, 1838 | A writer to the Colored American criticizes the Cain myth. | Vindicator | Direct Reprint Journalism |
| 1839 | Times and Seasons gives a description of Missourian violence against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833. | Edward Partridge | Direct Reprint |
| Jun 1839 | Joseph's 1838 canonical history. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 12, 1839 | Wilford Woodruff refers to accusations against Ball. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| Dec 12, 1839 | Joseph Ball has difficulty with other elders, which were settled. | Boston High Priests Quorum | Direct Scribed Summary |
| 1840 | Sarah Ann Mode Hofheintz listed as white in 1840 census. | The National Archives and Records Administration | Holograph |
| 1840 | Sarah Ann Mode Hofheintz listed as white in 1840 census. | The National Archives and Records Administration | Holograph |
| 1840 | Orson Pratt recounts JS's First Vision. | Orson Pratt | 2nd Hand |
| 1841 | James W. C. Pennington criticizes use of Bible lore to describe African origins. | James W. C. Pennington | Direct |
| Apr 18, 1841 | JM recounts meeting WS who retells JS First Vision. | James Murdock | Reprint 3rd Hand Journalism |
| May 5, 1841 | William I. Appleby copies Abraham 1:26–27, describing priesthood restriction of Pharaoh, into his journal on May 5, 1841. | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| Jan 25, 1842 | Willard Richards records in Joseph's journal that Joseph described Black people as "sons of Cain." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Feb 1842 | Book of Abraham states Pharaoh was restricted from the priesthood because of lineage. | Willard Richards | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 1, 1842 | JS 1842 account of First Vision for JW. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Mar 15, 1842 - Apr 1, 1842 | 1842 publication of JS 1838 First Vision account. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| 1842 | OH recounting of JS First Vision. | Orson Hyde | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 2, 1843 | Joseph favors laws to prevent mixed race marriages. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Scribed Paraphrase |
| Jun 11, 1843 | LR accounts of JS First Vision. | Levi Richards | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Jun 25, 1843 | Elijah Able holds calling as a seventy in Cincinnati. | H. Elliott | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jul 1843 | Nott argues "probable extermination of the two races if the Whites and Blacks are allowed to intermarry." | J. C. Nott | Direct |
| Aug 16, 1843 | J. C. Nott states that interracial marriage will produce infertile couples. | J. C. Nott | Direct |
| Aug 21, 1843 | DNW interviews JS on the First Vision and JS details seeing two personages. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| 1844 | R. B. Lewis quotes Pompee Valentin-Vastey criticizing theorists who associate black people with Cain. | Pompée Valentin-Vastey | Reprint |
| Jan 26, 1844 - Feb 7, 1844 | Joseph Smith lists his views on emancipation in his campaign pamphlet. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Feb 8, 1844 | Joseph enforces anti-miscegenation law in Illinois. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 24, 1844 | AN 1844 account of JS First Vision. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Jun 1, 1844 | Ball serves as chair of Joseph's Boston election committee. | The Prophet | Direct |
| Oct 9, 1844 | Woodruff writes to Brigham about William Smith's mismanagement of the branch. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph |
| 1844 | IDR prints JS' account of the First Vision, where he sees two personages who are exactly the same. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| 1845 - 1854 | List of enslaved individuals in Brigham's papers. | Unknown | Direct |
| 1845 | Lucy Mack Smith conflates First Vision and Moroni visit. | Lucy Mack Smith | 2nd Hand Late |
| Feb 1845 | William Clayton includes a summary of the events leading the Martyrdom in the Council of Fifty minutes. | William Clayton | Direct |
| Apr 1, 1845 | John Taylor states that the descendants of Ham have black skin, and are "apostate of the holy priesthood" and that the abolitionists are trying to make void the curse. | John Taylor | Direct |
| Apr 1, 1845 | John Taylor states that the descendants of Ham have black skin, and are "apostate of the holy priesthood" and that the abolitionists are trying to make void the curse. | John Taylor | Direct |
| Apr 27, 1845 | Hyde uses premortal explanation to give an opinion on origins of Black people. | Orson Hyde | Scribed Verbatim Reprint Late |
| Apr 27, 1845 | Orson Hyde uses premortal explanation to give an opinion on origins of Black people. | Orson Hyde | Scribed Verbatim Reprint Late |
| Jun 1, 1845 | George Hales records evidence that Able still held the priesthood in 1845. | George Hales | Scribed Paraphrase Reprint |
| Oct 22, 1845 | Thomas C. Sharp, editor of the Warsaw Signal, gives notice that he plans to publish a proclamation by William Smith. | Thomas C. Sharp | Direct |
| Oct 29, 1845 | Apostle and Patriarch William Smith gives his reasons for opposing the leadership of Brigham Young and the rest of the Twelve. | William Smith | Direct |
| Nov 1, 1845 | Willard Richards notifies the Church in Times and Seasons of the excommunication of William Smith on Oct 12, 1845 for having "turned away from the truth". | Willard Richards | Direct |
| Nov 1, 1845 | Parley P. Pratt abstained from sustaining William Smith as an apostle and patriarch. | Parley P. Pratt | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 24, 1845 | Heber C. Kimball's journal records Hofheintz couple as receiving their endowment in Nauvoo. | William Clayton | Direct Reprint |
| 1845 | John Whittier sees Enoch Lewis preaching. | John Greenleaf Whittier | Direct |
| May 11, 1846 | James K. Polk explains why he wishes to declare war on Mexico. | James K. Polk | Direct |
| May 13, 1846 | The United States declares war against Mexico. | N/A | Reprint |
| Oct 1846 | The Voree Herald reports on a claim that Orson Hyde baptized and ordained an Indian who calls himself "a Lamanite prophet." | Voree Herald | Unsourced Journalism |
| 1847 | Congressional act creating Utah Territory. | United States Congress | Reprint |
| 1847 | Florida laws circumscribed ownership of certain property by slaves. | John Belton O'Neall | 2nd Hand |
| 1847 - 1853 | Wilford Woodruff records entering the Salt Lake Valley. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct |
| 1847 | Pioneer emigration records list Green Flake. | John Bankhead | Direct |
| 1847 | Florida law describing punishment for unlawful assemblies. | John Belton O'Neall | 2nd Hand |
| 1847 | Congressional act abolishing slavery in U.S. territories. | United States Congress | Reprint |
| 1847 | Entry for Oscar (Smith) Crosby in pioneer company records describes him as "colored." | Oscar Smith | Direct |
| Jan 14, 1847 | Revelation to Brigham Young describes reasons the Saints left Nauvoo for the West. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 1, 1847 | Robert Campbell comments on William McCary and Lucy Stanton as couple. | Robert L. Campbell | Holograph Direct |
| Mar 26, 1847 | Brigham says he doesn't care about the blood or color of McCary. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 26, 1847 | Brigham says he doesn't care about the blood or color of McCary. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 16, 1847 | Heber C. Kimball notes Hark Lay, Oscar Crosby, and Green Flake in his pioneer company. | Heber C. Kimball | Direct |
| Apr 25, 1847 | Pratt briefly articulates a rationale for a priesthood ban. | Parley P. Pratt | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 19, 1847 | William Appleby says ordination of Black people was contrary to the "order of the Church" and "Law of the Priesthood." | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| May 29, 1847 | Brigham Young chides church members for dancing like black people. | William Clayton | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| Jun 2, 1847 | Appleby notes the son of Lewis is married to a white woman. | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 2, 1847 | William Appleby gives details on Walker Lewis's life. | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 2, 1847 | William Appleby says that ordination of Black members could lead to intermarriage. | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 16, 1847 | Appleby writes that he is ashamed to meet a white woman married to a Black man. | William I. Appleby | Holograph Direct |
| Dec 2, 1847 | Brigham criticizes interracial marriage and mentions "if they were far away from the Gentiles they would all [h]av[e] to be killed." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 2, 1847 | William I. Appleby references the interracial marriage of Enoch Lewis. | William I. Appleby | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 2, 1847 | Brigham criticizes interracial marriage and mentions "if they were far away from the Gentiles they would all [h]av[e] to be killed." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1848 | Pioneer company records include Hark Lay (Wales). | Hark Wales | Direct |
| 1848 | List of John Bankhead's family in a wagon company roster includes 11 "servants" (slaves). | John Bankhead | Direct |
| 1848 | List of Francis McKown's family in a wagon company roster includes 2 slaves. | Francis McKown | Direct |
| 1848 | South Carolina forbids teaching slaves to read. | John Belton O'Neall | 2nd Hand |
| 1848 | South Carolina laws regulate the assembling of both enslaved and free African Americans. | John Belton O'Neall | 2nd Hand |
| Feb 2, 1848 | The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. | N/A | Direct |
| Feb 26, 1848 | An 1848 Alabama law requires masters to provide adequate food and clothing for slaves. | Alabama State Legislature | Reprint |
| Mar 6, 1848 | Alabama act prohibits slaves from traveling independently of their masters. | Alabama State Legislature | Reprint |
| Jun 1848 | List of members of John Brown's pioneer company of 10. | John Brown | Direct |
| 1849 | Virginia law forbids interracial marriages. | Virginia Legislature | Reprint |
| 1849 - 1881 | Charles C. Rich's papers include bond relating to a man named Richard. | Charles C. Rich | Direct |
| Feb 13, 1849 | Brigham says that Africans are cursed descendants of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Feb 13, 1849 | Brigham says that Africans are cursed descendants of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 19, 1849 | Brigham says that Utahans are averse to slavery. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Nov 27, 1849 | Wilford Woodruff writes a letter to Thomas L. Kane about slavery. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct |
| 1850 | List of slaves in Tooele in the Official 1850 census, lists "none." | Thomas Bullock | Direct |
| 1850 | Official 1850 census schedule 2 lists the number of slaves in Salt Lake County. | Reuben McBride | Direct |
| 1850 | The official 1850 US Census includes an entry for Green Flake. | Reuben McBride | Direct |
| 1850 | List of slaves in the draft 1850 census for Utah Green River Precinct, shows "none." | E. D. Rich | Direct |
| 1850 | The United States Slave Schedule lists Agnes Flake's slaves in Utah. | Agnes Flake | Direct |
| 1850 | Official Davis County 1850 Census Schedule 2 lists the number of slaves as "none." | E. D. Rich | Direct |
| 1850 | John Burton is listed as a member of Joseph Robinson's household in the 1850 census. | Thomas Bullock | Direct |
| 1850 | The 1850 census (official) lists of slaves in Iron County. | Thomas Bullock | Direct |
| 1850 | San Pete County's official 1850 census shows no slaves living in the county (original and copy). | Thomas Bullock | Direct |
| 1850 | The draft 1850 census lists slaves in Salt Lake County and Davis County. | Reuben McBride | Direct |
| 1850 | The 1850 US Census lists slaves listed in Utah County (draft and official). | Thomas Bullock | Direct |
| 1850 | List of slaves in Weber county in the 1850 census, shows "none" (original and copy). | E. D. Rich | Direct |
| Jan 9, 1850 | Henry Clay's introduces the resolution which began the Compromise of 1850. | Henry Clay | Direct |
| Feb 1850 | William Smith states that Orson Hyde ordained William McCary. | William Smith | Direct Unsourced |
| Feb 6, 1850 | Orson Hyde explains why William Smith was excommunicated. | Orson Hyde | Direct |
| Mar 4, 1850 | Wilford Woodruff records receipt of a letter from Quaku Walker Lewis. | Wilford Woodruff | Holograph Direct |
| Jun 25, 1850 | JT recounts JS First Vision. | John Taylor | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Jul 3, 1850 | John M. Bernhisel reports to Brigham on events in Washington, D.C. | John M. Bernhisel | Holograph Direct |
| Dec 15, 1850 | Orson Hyde explains Utah servitude laws. | Orson Hyde | Direct Reprint |
| 1851 | Brigham Young advises the residents of Iron County to buy and raise Indian children. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Scribed Paraphrase |
| 1851 | William Crosby summarizes the Green Flake episode. | William Crosby | Direct |
| Mar 12, 1851 | Brigham Young tells William Crosby that he does not support slave trading in Utah and comments on Green Flake. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 1, 1851 | Wilford Woodruff records Brigham condemning slavery but maintaining that Black people must be servants. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 1, 1851 | Brigham states that the curse of Ham makes Black people servants and he forbids slavery. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1852 | Brigham Young addresses Native American slavery in an address to the Utah Territorial Legislature. | Utah Territorial Legislature | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Jan 1, 1852 | Utah Territorial Legislature legalizes slavery in the territory. | Utah Territorial Legislature | Direct Reprint |
| 1852 | Wilford Woodruff records reference to the curse of Cain and how that impacts blessings. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| 1852 | Wilford Woodruff's summary of a February 13, 1849 meeting in which Brigham Young states that black people are inelligible for the Priesthood because of the curse of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1852 | Frederick Douglass pokes fun at the idea of the Biblical curse of Ham. | Frederick Douglass | Direct |
| 1852 | John Fletcher writes that Ham's degraded condition resulted from marriage with the cursed race of Cain. | John Fletcher | Direct |
| 1852 | Josiah Priest rejects Cain theory in favor of Ham theory. | Josiah Priest | Direct |
| 1852 | John Fletcher argues that Ham married a descendant of Cain. | John Fletcher | Direct |
| 1852 | Brigham Young states that God has made some to be the "masters" and "superiors" of Black people. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 5, 1852 | Brigham expresses his views on slavery in the margins of the document. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 5, 1852 | Brigham explains slave law in Utah. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 11, 1852 | Brigham Young explains how Sally Kahpeputz Young came into his household. | Brigham Young | Direct |
| Jan 16, 1852 | BY says Black Americans will have rights in Utah. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 16, 1852 | Wilford Woodruff reports that Brigham stated interracial marriage was worthy of death. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 16, 1852 | Wilford Woodruff records Brigham explaining a restriction on priesthood and temple blessings for any man having "one drop of the seed of Cane in him." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 23, 1852 | Brigham explains his racial rationale for slavery. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 23, 1852 | Brigham explains why he disapproves of American slavery but says life is better for them than others in Europe. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 23, 1852 | Brigham expresses opposition to slave abuse and support for Black service. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 23, 1852 | Brigham gives reasons for Black "service" laws. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 27, 1852 | Transcription of Orson Pratt's antislavery speech. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham speaks on the need to treat "the seed of Cain" well as servants. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham denounces interracial marriage and gives an explanation for the priesthood and temple restrictions. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham denounces interracial marriage and gives an explanation for the priesthood and temple restrictions. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham affirms the right of citizenship for Black people but denies the right of governance. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham expresses belief in the curse of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham says that, as a prophet, he knows Black people are the children of Cain and "cannot bear rule in the priesthood." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | LaJean Carruth transcribes of Brigham's speech instituting the priesthood and temple restrictions. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham says only God can take the priesthood restriction off. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 5, 1852 | Brigham says that, as a prophet, he knows Black people are the children of Cain and "cannot bear rule in the priesthood." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 3, 1852 | Deseret News uses Cain rationale for ban. | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 13, 1852 | Spanish Fork Ward records include rebaptism records for Marinda Redd and Amy. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Aug 29, 1852 | Orson Pratt holds Africans and other groups have a "degraded parentage" and valiant premortal spirits "kept in reserve" will not receive their bodies. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 29, 1852 | Orson Pratt gives first public discourse on polygamy, another example (besides the priesthood ban) of the Church taking a position without concern for popular opinion. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Verbatim |
| Nov 10, 1852 | Quaku Walker Lewis returns from Utah and reopened his barber shop. | Lowell Courier | Direct Reprint Journalism |
| Dec 25, 1852 | Brigham defends servitude in Utah and advocates for a type of segregation to create unity. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 16, 1853 | Brigham highlights how all peoples, including "dark-skinned savages," are seeking salvation. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 1853 | Orson Pratt publishes the text of the plural marriage sealing ceremony. | Orson Pratt | Direct |
| Apr 1853 | Orson Pratt offers premortal explanation of race and ban. | Orson Pratt | Direct |
| May 8, 1853 | Brigham expresses views on indigenous peoples. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jul 21, 1854 | Amasa Lyman, writing for Agnes Flake, asks for Green Flake to be returned. | Amasa Mason Lyman | Holograph Direct |
| Aug 19, 1854 | Brigham comments on Green Flake's health. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Nov 4, 1854 | Record of Amy's death. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Dec 3, 1854 | Brigham maintains that honesty matters more than one's ethnic origin. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 18, 1855 | BY says Lord sent his angel to JS in First Vision. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| May 10, 1855 | In his diary, Charles C. Rich says he has a "negro." | Charles C. Rich | Direct |
| Nov 2, 1855 | David Lewis' probate record lists 2 Native American boys and 3 people of color. | Duritha Lewis | Direct |
| Dec 9, 1855 | Amasa Lyman uses the term "negro baboon." | Amasa Mason Lyman | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1856 | George A. Smith expresses priesthood ban rationale. | George A. Smith | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1856 | Entry in Brigham's journal for Williams Camp's case. | George Sims | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Feb 5, 1856 - Mar 16, 1856 | Samuel Woolley provides an account of disciplinary action for interracial marriage. | Samuel A. Woolley | Holograph Direct |
| Mar 23, 1856 | Brigham says to "keep blacks out." | Brigham Young | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Mar 23, 1856 | Brigham considers "children of Ham" to be destined for "perpetual slavery." | Brigham Young | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Jun 16, 1856 | Edwin D. Woolley charges Williams Camp with kidnapping Dan (an African American). | Elias Smith | Direct |
| Jun 16, 1856 - Jun 18, 1856 | Elias Smith records his involvement in the Williams Camp court case. | Elias Smith | Direct Reprint |
| Jul 10, 1856 | Probate registration for Shepherd by Williams Camp. | William I. Appleby | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1856 | Bill of sale documents transfer of a slave from Abraham O. Smoot to Thomas S. Williams. | Thomas S. Williams | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1856 | William Taylor Dennis affidavit for Williams Camp's ownership of Shepherd. | William I. Appleby | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1856 | Probate registry for Jerry, Caroline, and Tampian by Duritha Lewis. | J. W. Cummings | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1856 | Probate registration of Daniel Camp by Williams Camp. | William I. Appleby | Direct |
| Jul 10, 1856 | Probate registration for Shepherd by Diannah Camp. | William I. Appleby | Direct |
| Nov 3, 1856 | Lowell Daily Citizen and News reports that Quaku Walker Lewis died of dropsy. | Lowell Daily Citizen and News | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| 1857 | Mississippi's 1857 codes on slave criminal offenses. | Mississippi Legislature | Reprint |
| Jan 8, 1857 | John Brown lists a servant as one of his assets. | John Brown | Direct |
| Jan 8, 1857 | In a consecration deed, William Taylor Dennis lists an "African Servant." | William Taylor Dennis | Direct |
| Apr 12, 1857 | Lehi Ward records include baptismal record for Nancy Lines Dennis. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Apr 12, 1857 | Entry for Betty Brown's rebaptism in the Lehi Ward's records indicates that she is "colored". | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Aug 9, 1857 | Brigham includes "n---er stealing" among the "treasonous" actions of which other Americans could be accused. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1858 | John Taylor disparages abolitionists and underground railroad. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1858 | John Taylor disparages abolitionism and "n---er stealing." | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1858 | Thomas Cobb says that there are not laws against raping an enslaved woman in the United States. | Thomas R. R. Cobb | Direct |
| Jan 24, 1858 | Ezra T. Benson holds that the Saints will not involve themselves in freeing Black people from enslavement. | Ezra Taft Benson | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 23, 1858 | Abraham Lincoln rejects black equality with white Americans. | Abraham Lincoln | Scribed Verbatim |
| Sep 21, 1858 | Abraham Lincoln stated that he found white people superior to Black people. | Abraham Lincoln | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| 1858 | Nelson Winch Green reports Smith's recollections of the existence of enslavement of indigenous peoples in Utah. | Nelson Winch Green | Direct Secondary |
| 1859 | In a history of Indiana, John B. Dillon lists Indiana Territory slave laws. | John B. Dillon | Reprint |
| Aug 10, 1859 | Deseret News provides summary of court case A. B. Miller v. Thomas S. Williams over the ownership of two slaves. | Deseret News | 2nd Hand |
| Aug 24, 1859 | Deseret News provides summary of Miller v. Williams as of August, 24, 1859. | Deseret News | 2nd Hand |
| Oct 9, 1859 | Brigham says that Black people cannot hold priesthood office because of the curse of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1860 | Martha Ann Morris is listed in Green Flake's household in the 1860 census. | Green Flake | Direct |
| 1860 | The 1860 Census includes entry for Marinda Redd. | Reuben McBride | Direct |
| 1860 | Pro-slavery advocate Nathan Lord argues that the curse of Cain was perpetuated through intermarriage with Ham's line. | Nathan Lord | Direct |
| Jan 3, 1860 | Brigham offers to buy enslaved Black man in order to free him. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 19, 1860 | John Taylor chides Latter-day Saints for dishonesty that he believes is typical to Black people. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 1, 1860 | 1860 US census schedule 2 for Salt Lake County includes enslaved individuals. | Geo D. Snider | Direct |
| Jun 11, 1860 | The 1880 U.S. Census lists Rebecca Bentley (Meads) as a person of mixed-race. | James Woodward | Holograph |
| Jun 13, 1860 | US 1860 census schedule 2 for Davis County includes enslaved individuals. | C. Thos. Browning | Direct |
| Aug 14, 1860 | The 1860 census includes Green Flake's family. | E. D. Rich | Direct |
| Aug 30, 1860 | US 1860 Census includes entry for Nancy Lines Dennis. | United States Census Bureau | Direct |
| Oct 8, 1860 | Brigham says "we are all the children of one Father, whether we be … black or white." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 1860 | Horace Greeley records Brigham's comments on slavery connected to the curse of Ham. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 24, 1860 | South Carolina declares secession. | South Carolina Convention | Direct |
| Dec 26, 1860 | Brigham criticizes the effect of slavery on soil. | Brigham Young | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Dec 31, 1860 | Brigham tells Horace Greeley that slavery is "of divine institution" and will persist until the curse of Ham is removed. | Horace Greeley | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| 1861 | The Parowan Ward's tithing records include John Burton. | John Burton | Direct |
| Jan 1, 1861 | N. B. Johnson inquires whether mixed-race ancestry makes him ineligible for priesthood. | N. B. Johnson | Holograph Direct |
| Mar 3, 1861 | BY mentions First Vision; gives JS age at 14. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Jul 28, 1861 | Brigham rejects abolitionists in the North and the Southern slaveholders alike. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Sep 25, 1861 | Brigham Young says he would confer any blessing possible on Isaac Manning. | Brigham Young | Scribed Summary |
| Feb 19, 1862 | Brigham seeks to "view everybody and everything as it is before God." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 1, 1863 | Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. | Abraham Lincoln | Direct |
| Mar 8, 1863 | Brigham says "whites will be cursed" for their "abuse" of Black people "unless they repent." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 8, 1863 | Brigham says that interracial marriage warrants death. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 9, 1863 | Harvard Professor Louis Agassiz gives opinion on the morality of "half-breeds." | Louis Agassiz | Holograph Direct |
| Oct 6, 1863 | Brigham attributes civil war to those who "wish to raise their negroes" while others "wish to. . . almost worship them." | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 18, 1865 | John Taylor leaves the question of liberation of Black people due to a "higher law" to other parties. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 1, 1865 | Thirteenth amendment to the US Constitution abolishes slavery. | Schuyler Colfax | Direct |
| Jun 1, 1865 | RLDS release revelation authorizing ordination of black people. | Joseph Smith III | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Aug 10, 1865 | Terms of surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. | Ulysses S. Grant | Direct |
| Oct 8, 1865 | George A. Smith notes that some wrongly think the Civil War was caused by "the almighty negro." | George A. Smith | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jan 19, 1866 | 1852 Utah territorial act concerning Native American slavery. | Utah Territorial Legislature | Direct Reprint |
| Aug 19, 1866 | Brigham explains priesthood ban doctrine. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 20, 1866 | Andrew Johnson's proclamation of the end of hostilities with the South. | Andrew Johnson | Holograph Direct |
| 1867 | Paul de Lagarde offers reprint of MS Leiden regarding Ephrem's view of Ham's blackness. | MS Leiden | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Sep 18, 1867 | Deseret News reports on minstrel scene as part of a performance. | Deseret News | Direct |
| Apr 8, 1868 | Erastus Snow supports citizenship and full privileges for Black people in America. | Erastus Snow | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 1868 | 1868 Relief Society instructions outline duties of "deaconesses." | Sarah M. Kimball | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| 1868 | Catherine Waite cites Brigham's quote against abolitionism. | Catherine W. Waite | Unsourced Late |
| Sep 25, 1869 | RWH cites BY's quote to Greeley about black people. | R.W. Hume | 2nd Hand |
| Dec 19, 1869 | OP retells First Vision. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Dec 25, 1869 | Brigham teaches Lorenzo Young that nobody was neutral in the war of heaven and teaches the curse of Cain. | Brigham Young | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Mar 19, 1870 | Mobile Weekly Tribune reports on three Black Latter-day Saints in Mobile. | Mobile Weekly Tribune | Direct Unsourced Journalism |
| Apr 9, 1871 | Brigham teaches that Cain was cursed with black skin. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jul 26, 1871 | Deseret News editorial refers to Black people as "little better than savages." | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Oct 25, 1871 | The Ogden Junction reported that Moroni Able was ordained to the priesthood. | The Ogden Junction | Direct Secondary |
| Oct 25, 1871 | The Ogden Junction publishes obituary for Moroni Able. | The Ogden Junction | Journalism |
| 1873 | T. B. H. Stenhouse says he heard W. W. Phelps say that Joseph Smith first learned about polygamy translating the BOA papyri. | T. B. H. Stenhouse | 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 12, 1873 | George Q. Cannon states that God loves all, including Africans. | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 1, 1873 | Eighth Ward Minutes record that Samuel Chambers is appointed assistant deacon. | Salt Lake Stake Historical Record | Holograph |
| Aug 5, 1873 - Mar 10, 1874 | Smith, Picknell, Lindsey, and Leach describe duties of deacons. | Thomas C. Jones | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1874 | Brown rejects Cain origin for peoples of African ancestry. | William Wells Brown | Direct |
| Jul 4, 1874 | Brigham expresses that it is "the lot" of Black people to be servants. | Brigham Young | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Dec 8, 1874 | Thomas C. Jones records Samuel Chambers' testimony. | Samuel Davidson Chambers | Scribed Verbatim |
| Sep 3, 1875 | Eight Black Saints perform baptisms for the dead in the Salt Lake Temple in 1875. | John D.T. McAllister | Holograph |
| Sep 3, 1875 | Eight Black Saints perform baptisms for the dead in the Salt Lake Temple in 1875. | John D.T. McAllister | Holograph |
| Dec 31, 1876 | JT recounts JS First Vision, indicating that God revealed "events that are to transpire on this continent." | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1878 - 1900 | Joseph commanded by angel to use water not wine for sacrament. | Oliver B. Huntington | 3rd Hand Late |
| Mar 2, 1879 | JT declares purpose of First Vision in discussion of priesthood, missionary work, and enlightenment. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 6, 1879 | Smith reports on Able's mixed-race heritage. | Elijah Able | Scribed Summary Late |
| May 31, 1879 | Zebedee Coltrin and Abraham Smoot defend priesthood ban. | Zebedee Coltrin | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 31, 1879 | Abraham Smoot recalls that Joseph told him that Black members should not be ordained to the priesthood. | Zebedee Coltrin | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| May 31, 1879 | Abraham Smoot recalls that Joseph told him that Black members should not be ordained to the priesthood. | Abraham O. Smoot | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| Jun 4, 1879 | First Presidency meeting minutes record John Taylor's conclusion that Elijah Able was ordained before the "word of the Lord was fully understood." | John Taylor | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Secondary |
| Jun 4, 1879 | John Taylor states that he thought Abel's ordination was a mistake. | John Taylor | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand |
| Jun 1, 1880 | The U.S. Census reports that Harriet Church was listed as white and married to Thomas Church with eight children in Utah in 1880. | FamilySearch | Holograph |
| Oct 10, 1880 | John Taylor comments on importance of submitting decisions to body of Church. | John Taylor | Scribed Paraphrase |
| 1880 | FS recites conventional thought re: premortal justification of restriction. | Fanny Stenhouse | Direct |
| 1880 | EBS justifies priesthood ban in poem using premortal unworthiness explanation. | Emily B. Spencer | Direct |
| Jun 12, 1881 | Alexander Doniphan describes the Mormon-Missouri War. | Alexander W. Doniphan | Reprint |
| Nov 20, 1881 | George Q. Cannon articulates the priesthood restriction. | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1882 | Taylor attributes priesthood restriction to Cain's descendance through Ham's wife. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 13, 1882 | Los Angeles Herald says that there are Black Saints and "The Prophet made no distinction as to race, color or previous condition of servitude. | Los Angeles Herald | Direct |
| Apr 30, 1882 | Omaha Daily Bee mentions Latter-day Saint racial attitudes toward Black people and the baptism of slaves. | Unknown | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late Journalism |
| Oct 1883 | Missouri Supreme Court cites infertility as reason to ban interracial marriage. | Missouri Supreme Court | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Oct 25, 1883 | H. M. Turner comments on mixed-race marriage in 19th-century Utah. | H. M. Turner | Direct Unsourced |
| Oct 25, 1883 | H. M. Turner references Brigham explaining the priesthood and temple restrictions. | H. M. Turner | Direct Journalism |
| Dec 13, 1883 | Jackson County Banner reports on Elijah Able's missionary visit to Indiana. | Jackson County Banner | Journalism |
| Dec 20, 1883 | Emporia Republican disparages Black Mormons and claims they join for polygamy. | Emporia Republican | Direct |
| 1883 | William Smith recounts Joseph Smith's First Vision account. | William Smith | 2nd Hand |
| Nov 14, 1884 | Chattanooga Daily Times profiles the lives of Black Saints moving to Utah. | Chattanooga Daily Times | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Dec 13, 1884 | George Q. Cannon expresses vision of kingdom of God, assuming blacks will not be members. | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 27, 1884 | Jane Manning James was offered to be adopted by Joseph and Emma Smith. | Jane Manning James | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Dec 27, 1884 | Jane Manning James indicates that her race was through Ham. | Jane Manning James | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 27, 1884 | James requests Taylor to perform an adoption for her to Joseph and Emma. | Jane Manning James | 2nd Hand |
| Dec 27, 1884 | Jane Manning James requests endowment and adoption to Smith family. | Jane Manning James | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 31, 1884 | Deseret News reports death of Elijah Able. | Deseret News | Journalism |
| Feb 4, 1885 | JSR comments on hesitance for black baptism and black membership prohibition. | James S. Russell | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Jun 3, 1885 | Deseret News commenter theorizes on descendants of Cain. | Unknown | Direct Journalism |
| Apr 1888 | Henry Carroll recalls "Black" Pete's activities in Kirtland. | Henry Carroll | Direct |
| Jun 16, 1888 | Jane Manning James receives letter from Angus Cannon with a recommend to do baptisms for the dead. | Angus M. Cannon | Holograph |
| Dec 12, 1889 | Manifesto (Official Declaration 1) declares an end to polygamy. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 7, 1890 | Jane Manning James writes to Joseph F. Smith about receiving the endowment, about adoption, and about being sealed to Walker Lewis. | Jane Manning James | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Oct 1, 1890 | Abraham H. Cannon recalls that Brigham told Lorenzo Snow that blacks couldn't hold priesthood through premortal actions. | Brigham Young | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| Oct 1, 1890 | Heber J. Grant records that Lorenzo Snow was glad that revelation could bring a change to the priesthood ban. | Heber J. Grant | Secondary |
| Oct 6, 1890 | Official text of Wilford Woodruff's 1890 manifesto ending plural marriage. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Nov 14, 1891 | Wilford Woodruff describes in his speech how government threats catalyzed revelation for the Manifesto. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim |
| Nov 15, 1892 | In a Church periodical, George Q. Cannon states that priesthood ordinations "have been done by Elders when they thought children were likely to die." | George Q. Cannon | Direct |
| Feb 2, 1893 | CW says JA says he heard JS say God touched his eyes in the vision. | Charles Lowell Walker | Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Mar 25, 1893 | George Q. Cannon notes the lack of interracial marriage in Utah. | George Q. Cannon | Direct Journalism |
| 1893 | ES late reminiscence of hearing First Vision. | Edward Stevenson | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Late |
| Jan 15, 1894 | Zina D. H. Young alludes to James's request to receive sealing/endowment. | Zina D. Young | Direct |
| Feb 14, 1894 | William J. Flake's submission for the Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. | Dennis Leo Lythgoe | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Apr 14, 1894 | George Q. Cannon articulates premortal designation for lineage. | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 18, 1894 | Jane Manning James is attached as a "Servitor for eternity to the Prophet Joseph Smith." | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Jun 1, 1894 | Lydia Alder records Jane Manning James's patriarchal blessing being read during a May 1894 Women's Meeting. | Lydia D. Alder | Direct |
| Jul 15, 1894 | Juvenile Instructor rejects knowledge of neutrality in premortality. | Juvenile Instructor | Direct |
| Jul 15, 1894 | ES reminiscence of hearing of FV, with God the Father Pointing to JC who was in his likeness. | Edward Stevenson | 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 16, 1894 | Woodruff attributes priesthood restriction to Cain's murder of Abel. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct |
| Aug 22, 1895 | George Q. Cannon supports upholding restriction in mixed-race scenarios to avoid "complications." | George Q. Cannon | Scribed Paraphrase Reprint |
| Aug 22, 1895 | Cannon states that Joseph taught that the seed of Cain could not receive the priesthood. | George Q. Cannon | Reprint Unsourced |
| Dec 19, 1895 | Le Roy Snow offers premortal explanation for certain classes. | Le Roy Snow | Scribed Verbatim |
| Mar 14, 1896 | Broad Ax newspaper cites Republican operative who supports Samuel Chambers being in legislature. | "The Little Dictator" | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Oct 5, 1896 | Richards says that Joseph taught that the "seed of Cain" would not receive their "final redemption" until after the "seed of Abel . . . should all have their opportunity." | Franklin D. Richards | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| May 31, 1897 | Salt Lake Tribune identifies Green Flake as a "slave." | The Salt Lake Tribune | Direct Journalism |
| Jul 20, 1897 | Salt Lake Tribune gives a description of Green Flake, "the only colored survivor of the band of '47," as a "vigorous, broad-shouldered, good-natured, bright old gentleman." | The Salt Lake Tribune | Journalism |
| Dec 16, 1897 | Cannon states that he was told by John Taylor in Nauvoo about Joseph Smith's priesthood ban teachings. | George Q. Cannon | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Dec 31, 1897 | Edward Stevenson writes a late recollection of the First Vision of Joseph Smith. | Edward Stevenson | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 25, 1899 | Broad Ax reports on Alex Bankhead and Marinda Redd's faithfulness to Mormonism. | Broad Ax | Journalism |
| May 9, 1899 | Missionaries tell Broad Ax of kind treatment by Black Americans in South. | Broad Ax | Direct Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Oct 2, 1899 | Salt Lake Herald-Republican describes some of Jane Manning James's life in the Church. | Salt Lake Herald-Republican | Direct Journalism |
| Dec 30, 1899 | Deseret Evening News debates on what ordinances black people can receive based on Brigham's language. | Deseret Evening News | Direct Journalism |
| 1900 | Thomas W. Young relays premortal explanation that Church leaders use to justify restriction. | Thomas W. Young | Direct |
| Mar 1, 1900 | Cannon cites what John Taylor told him in Nauvoo about his conversation with Joseph about the priesthood ban. | George Q. Cannon | Direct Reprint |
| Aug 18, 1900 | GQC cites reports from BY and JS justifying priesthood ban. | George Q. Cannon | Direct Reprint |
| Oct 6, 1900 | Grant tells a morality story using a minstrel show and n-word. | Heber J. Grant | Scribed Verbatim |
| Feb 4, 1901 | United States Census Bureau bulletin on Utah censuses 1850-1900 records State population by decade. | United States Census Bureau | 2nd Hand |
| 1902 | James recorded she performed baptisms for the dead for her ancestors. | Jane Manning James | Holograph Direct |
| 1902 | Jane Manning James records that Emma Smith offered to adopt her. | Jane Manning James | Holograph |
| Jan 2, 1902 | Jane Manning James mentioned not being satisfied with adoption to Joseph Smith as a servant, and she requested sealing blessings again. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| Jan 2, 1902 | Smith expresses "one drop" rule on temple/priesthood access for Black people as an opinion. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| Jan 2, 1902 | John H. Smith thinks that those who have dominant white ancestry should be allowed to go to the temple. | John Henry Smith | Scribed Paraphrase Reprint |
| Jan 2, 1902 | Brigham denied Elijah Able's endowment. | John Henry Smith | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 23, 1902 | The Spanish Fork Press announces Alex Bankhead's death. | Spanish Fork Press | Direct Journalism |
| Aug 31, 1903 | Jane Manning James asks J. F. Smith for her endowment. | Jane Manning James | Direct Reprint |
| Oct 22, 1903 | The Deseret News announces Green Flake's death in 1903. | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Oct 23, 1903 | The Salt Lake Tribune announces Green Flake's death. | The Salt Lake Tribune | Direct Journalism |
| Nov 1, 1903 | Salt Lake Tribune references Able's relationship with Joseph. | The Salt Lake Tribune | Direct Scribed Paraphrase Journalism |
| Nov 28, 1903 | DN repudiates SLT report on EB's funeral. | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Dec 17, 1903 | Deseret News explains black people's place in heaven. | Deseret News | Direct Journalism |
| Apr 7, 1905 | Salt Lake Telegram notes attendance of Jane Manning James and her brother Isaac at April 1905 General Conference. | Salt Lake Telegram | Direct Journalism |
| Apr 9, 1905 | JFS uses story of GW to show black people should not outdo white people in courtesy. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 7, 1906 | J. Golden Kimball says same persecutors of LDS are also lynchers. | J. Golden Kimball | Direct |
| Jan 31, 1907 | JFS rejects premortal explanation, affirms Cain explanation. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| 1908 | Reprint of Wentworth Letter, including 1842 FV account, in History of the Church series. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| Apr 16, 1908 | Deseret Evening News obituary celebrates Jane Manning James for her faithfulness and friendships. | Deseret Evening News | Journalism |
| Apr 21, 1908 | Deseret News reports funeral of Jane Manning James. | Deseret News | Direct |
| Aug 26, 1908 | Able and James were denied temple blessings by Brigham, Taylor, Woodruff, and Joseph F. Smith. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Aug 26, 1908 | Joseph F. Smith states that all ordinations of Black people must be rendered null and void. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| Aug 26, 1908 | Joseph Fielding Smith states that Joseph declared Able's ordination "null and void." | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| Oct 4, 1909 | David O. McKay uses "negro" to describe those who reject importance of labor. | David O. McKay | Scribed Verbatim |
| Dec 1, 1909 | Nelson Ritchie tells John Whitaker that his children had been sealed. | John Whitaker | Direct |
| Dec 1, 1909 | John Whitaker cites "one drop" rule in justifying restricting Nelson Ritchie from receiving sealing. | John Whitaker | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 1, 1909 | John Whitaker cites "one drop" rule in justifying restricting Nelson Ritchie from receiving sealing. | John Whitaker | Direct Reprint |
| Apr 1910 | MIHH late recollection of JS First Vision where "the Prophet's countenance lightened up." | Mary Isabella Hales Horne | 2nd Hand Late |
| Aug 31, 1910 | Richard Barry comments on LDS views on black people in 20th-century. | Richard Barry | Direct |
| Jan 1, 1912 | James E. Talmage writes that ordinances are performed by proxy for the dead. | James E. Talmage | Direct |
| Apr 4, 1915 | MJB argues for race as a product of premortal designation. | Melvin J. Ballard | Direct |
| Apr 7, 1916 | Rey Pratt hopes for eradication of "racial feelings." | Rey Pratt | Direct |
| Oct 8, 1916 | Walter P. Monson uses "descendants of Cain" to chide those who fail to warn their neighbor. | Walter P. Monson | Direct |
| Oct 4, 1918 | HJG uses story to mock black people, uses n-word. | Heber J. Grant | Direct |
| 1920 | Biographical sketch of Elijah Able's life provided by Andrew Jenson in his Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. | Andrew Jenson | Secondary |
| 1920 | Jenson gives date for Able's ordination as an Elder and a Seventy. | Andrew Jenson | Reprint Unsourced |
| Apr 1921 | Joseph Fielding Smith is sustained as Church historian/recorder at the April 1921 General Conference. | Heber J. Grant | Direct |
| Jan 25, 1922 | JET invokes Cain to explain priesthood ban origins. | James E. Talmage | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Oct 6, 1922 | Charles Penrose suggests that capacity to recognize truth is rooted in race. | Charles W. Penrose | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1924 | Record of Nancy Dennis' burial in Spanish Ford indicating that she was a "Negro". | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| May 10, 1924 | Deseret News describes Samuel and Amanda Chambers as being a worthy, generous couple. | Deseret News | Journalism |
| Apr 4, 1925 | Charles Nibley celebrates emancipation of slavery and overthrow of part of Constitution. | Charles Nibley | Direct |
| May 3, 1926 | Pageant depicts Mormons in same light as "negroes." | The Capitol Journal | Direct Journalism |
| 1930 | BHR recounts First Vision, reproduces and cites material from 1838 and 1842 FV accounts. | B. H. Roberts | Direct Secondary |
| 1931 | Joseph Fielding Smith attributes priesthood ban to Joseph Smith's teachings. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| 1936 | Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia biography of Green Flake. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Apr 7, 1939 | George F. Richards attributes blackness to premortal unworthiness. | George F. Richards | Direct |
| Jan 25, 1940 | J. Reuben Clark proposes that the Twelve review past statements and make a ruling on whether "one drop" of blood disqualifies someone from receiving the priesthood. | J. Reuben Clark | Scribed Summary Reprint |
| 1941 | Sanpete County records include transcription of the indenture of a Native American boy. | Works Progress Administration | Reprint |
| Sep 1941 | JCM writes to JJM advising segregation of blood in blood banks. | James C. Magee | Reprint Secondary |
| Jun 23, 1942 | FP tells ETB to make accommodations for white Church members' discomfort with Blacks. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Mar 1944 | Elder Feramorz Y. Fox concludes that members kept their property after consecrating it in the 1850s. | Feramorz Y. Fox | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 30, 1944 | John A. Widstoe cites premortal unworthiness that black skin could be a mark. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct |
| 1945 | Elder Harold B. Lee gives a preexistence rationale for the priesthood ban, advocates kindness, and discourages intermarriage. | Harold B. Lee | Direct |
| Aug 31, 1945 | JAW rejects notions of "master race." | John A. Widtsoe | Direct |
| Apr 6, 1946 | Harold B. Lee celebrates teaching against racism at time of WWII. | Harold B. Lee | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 6, 1946 | CEY uses allegations of miscegenation advocacy as example of "motive questioning." | Clifford E. Young | Direct |
| 1947 | President J. Reuben Clark, Jr. proposes organization and responsibilities for Black Church members in specially organized branches. | J. Reuben Clark | Holograph |
| May 5, 1947 | First Presidency tells Spongberg that the Church makes no effort to proselytize black people. | First Presidency | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Jun 26, 1947 | Lowry Nelson replies to Heber Meeks and references past instances of racism, didn't realize was a policy. | Lowry Nelson | Direct |
| Jun 26, 1947 | Lowry Nelson references the premortal life as one of the reasons for the priesthood ban. | Lowry Nelson | Direct |
| Jul 17, 1947 | The First Presidency explains rationale for priesthood ban in a letter to Lowry Nelson. | George Albert Smith | Direct |
| Jul 23, 1947 | Heber Meeks mentions priesthood ban/adjacent teachings as potential reasons to stay out of Cuba. | Heber Meeks | Direct |
| Sep 30, 1947 | Negro Digest criticizes Church for priesthood ban. | Negro Digest | Direct |
| Oct 4, 1947 | GFR uses black people as cautionary tale on valiance. | George F. Richards | Direct |
| Oct 8, 1947 | LN criticizes traditions of ban. | Lowry Nelson | Direct |
| Nov 3, 1947 | David O. McKay explains that denying the priesthood to Black Saints is part of the eternal plan of God, based on the book of Abraham and related to factors in premortal life. | David O. McKay | Direct |
| Nov 12, 1947 | The First Presidency warns Lowry Nelson to "re-orient your thinking." | First Presidency | Direct |
| Apr 12, 1948 | J. Reuben Clark advocates segregation in blood banks "to protect the purity of the blood streams of the people of this Church." | J. Reuben Clark | Direct |
| Aug 12, 1948 | HJ and RB reject notions that "white blood" differs from "black blood." | Ruth Benedict (anthropologist) | Reprint |
| 1949 | Historian Isaac Mendelsohn states that slavery existed in the ancient Near East. | Isaac Mendelsohn | Secondary |
| 1949 | 1949 First Presidency provides a statement on the priesthood and temple restriction for Black Saints to an anonymous correspondent. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Aug 17, 1949 | LEB produces typescript of 1949 FP statement. | First Presidency | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1950 - 1959 | Arthur M. Richardson compiles quotations from Church sources to defend segregation. | Arthur M. Richardson | Direct |
| Apr 6, 1950 | David O. McKay notes that individual freedom is undermined through racial animus. | David O. McKay | Direct |
| Nov 20, 1950 | Chicago Daily Tribune announces that the American National Red Cross will not segregate blood. | Chicago Daily Tribune | Direct Journalism |
| Jul 31, 1951 | DrWB dismisses racial identification with blood. | Dr. William Brady | Direct |
| Aug 17, 1951 | William E. Berrett provides expanded version of 1949 First Presidency statement dated August 17, 1951. | First Presidency | Direct Reprint |
| Aug 17, 1951 | Berrett (1951) includes more extensive version of 1949 statement in John J. Stewart text. | First Presidency | Reprint |
| Apr 4, 1952 | Eldred G. Smith notes that descendants of Cain are not eligible to receive priesthood. | Eldred G. Smith | Direct |
| 1953 | Masters' account of white pastor leading newly formed congregation of Black Christians. | Frank Masters | Secondary |
| 1953 | Masters concluded that ordination of Black Baptist clergy in Kentucky began in the 1820s. | Frank Masters | Secondary |
| Mar 3, 1953 | In correspondence with O. Boyd Mathias, Rowena J. Miller, on behalf of J. Reuben Clark, counselor in the First Presidency, states that blood is separated by race at LDS hospital but that Clark gives never gives guidance on blood transfusions. | Rowena J. Miller | Direct |
| Apr 1953 | WRB notes that LDS Hospital segregates black and white blood banks. | Wallace R. Bennett | Direct |
| Jan 17, 1954 | Leroy Duncan notes David O. McKay lifting "black until proven white." | David O. McKay | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 19, 1954 | David O. McKay notes experience dealing with the priesthood ban. | David O. McKay | Direct |
| Mar 10, 1954 | David O. McKay alludes to lifting the "black til proven white" restriction in South Africa. | David O. McKay | Direct |
| May 17, 1954 | WB inquires about ban study committee. | Wallace R. Bennett | Direct |
| Aug 27, 1954 | Mark E. Petersen justifies segregation based on beliefs about consequences of interracial marriage. | Mark E. Petersen | Scribed Verbatim |
| Aug 27, 1954 | Elder Mark E. Peterson condemns the civil rights movement and defends Latter-day Saint theology and practices related to priesthood and temple restrictions for Black Saints. | Mark E. Petersen | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 6, 1955 | Clifford E. Young celebrates lack of racial animosity in congregation in Hawaii. | Clifford E. Young | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1958 | Bruce R. McConkie defends priesthood ban based on scriptural interpretation. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| 1958 | Bruce R. McConkie publishes several articles containing common Latter-day Saint views about Black people in his 1958 volume, Mormon Doctrine. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| 1958 | Bruce R. McConkie says prophets have own opinions and prejudices. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| Apr 19, 1961 | Lee contests legitimacy of Able's ordination. | Harold B. Lee | Direct |
| Feb 1962 | Preston Nibley republishes JS 1842 Wentworth Letter in IE, including First Vision account, in full. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| 1963 | Joseph F. Smith tells Eugene England that no revelation exists on premortal explanation for ban. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Apr 10, 1963 | Joseph Fielding Smith reports that Joseph instituted priesthood and temple restriction. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| Jun 7, 1963 | Wallace Turner reports on early 1960s efforts to lift restriction. | Hugh B. Brown | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Oct 5, 1963 | Hugh B. Brown says "load him with bitter racial prejudice and you have a Disraeli." | Hugh B. Brown | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1964 | Hosea Stout describes a court case about slavery. | Hosea Stout | Direct Reprint |
| 1964 | David O. McKay approves the policy that baptisms for the dead for Black people be performed by non-Blacks as proxies "if this can be accomplished without offense." | Devery Anderson | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| 1965 | LaMar S. Williams is instructed by President David O. McKay and his counselors that those living in polygamy could be baptized but "were not to engage further into this practice." | LaMar Williams | Direct |
| 1965 | LaMar Williams describes instruction received by David O. McKay and other church leaders prior to beginning his assignment as "Presiding Elder of Nigeria." | LaMar Williams | Direct |
| 1965 | PRC MA thesis including first published version of 1832 FV account. | Paul R. Cheesman | Secondary |
| May 18, 1965 | LA suggests Church isn't racist for its support to other ethnic minorities. | Leon Anderson | Direct |
| Aug 17, 1965 | AD holds that Christ supersedes all racial "cursing." | Adam Duncan (Utah Executive Commission on Civil Rights) | Scribed Summary Journalism |
| 1966 | Leonard J. Arrington describes the Church's Public Works Department that employed people for building the Salt Lake Temple and other structures. | Leonard J. Arrington | Secondary |
| 1966 | James B. Allen cites evidence supporting that the First Vision had relevance in the lifetime of Joseph. | James B. Allen | Direct Secondary |
| Aug 1966 | In his PhD thesis, David L. Brewer presented quantitative and qualitative data from Utah elites about their perspectives on civil rights and the priesthood and temple resrictions. | David Leslie Brewer | Direct |
| Sep 1966 | Armand L. Mauss compares Latter-day Saints with Catholics and Protestants and finds that they are slightly more racist than some, and slightly less racist than others. | Armand L. Mauss | Direct Secondary |
| Nov 22, 1966 | Jim Todd offers analysis of ramifications of priesthood ban being lifted. | Jim Todd (Utah Daily Chronicle Columnist) | Scribed Verbatim Direct Journalism |
| Sep 29, 1967 | Ezra T. Benson says God only knows why no priesthood for "seed of Cain." | Ezra Taft Benson | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Oct 9, 1967 | Bruce R. McConkie teaches that Black people are "lacking spirituality" and that the "doctrine of pre-existence" explains the existence of Black people. | Bruce R. McConkie | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1969 | Jacob Hamblin records instances of Native American slavery. | Jacob Hamblin | Direct Reprint |
| 1969 | BYU Studies full issue of Spring 1969 devoted to First Vision accounts. | BYU Studies | Secondary |
| 1969 | TGM mentions institutional support behind project to catalogue known First Vision accounts. | BYU Studies | Secondary |
| Oct 30, 1969 | South Idaho Press writes about legal support for University of Wyoming Black football players. | South Idaho Press | Direct Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Nov 29, 1969 | Ernest Wilkinson maintains BYU is equitable to black students. | Ernest L. Wilkinson | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Dec 15, 1969 | N. Eldon Tanner and Hugh B. Brown sign a statement under the name of the First Presidency saying that the origins of ban are not known. | N. Eldon Tanner | Direct |
| Dec 25, 1969 | First Presidency counselor Hugh B. Brown is reported by the Salt Lake Tribune as saying the priesthood ban "will change in the not-too-distant future." | Hugh B. Brown | Journalism |
| Dec 25, 1969 | LK quotes HBB's prediction re: lifting the ban. | Hugh B. Brown | Scribed Verbatim Direct Journalism |
| 1970 | Stephen G. Taggart argues that Joseph Smith originated the priesthood/temple ban in response to conditions in the South and later developed a theological justification in the Book of Abraham. | Stephen G. Taggart | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 10, 1970 | N. Eldon Tanner and Hugh B. Brown sign a statement under the name of the First Presidency saying that the origins of ban are not known. | N. Eldon Tanner | Direct Reprint |
| Jan 21, 1970 | SCOTUS rules that schools that segregate aren't tax-exempt. | Des Moines Tribune | Direct Journalism |
| Feb 7, 1970 | Merced Wards help a Black Baptist Church with a building project. | Stephen W. Gibson | Journalism |
| Feb 14, 1970 | "Church Section" of Deseret News reports on release of Joseph Fielding Smith as Church historian/recorder in February 1970; notes he was called March 17, 1921. | Deseret News | Journalism |
| Apr 1970 | JBA provides chart harmonizing First Vision accounts. | James B. Allen | Direct |
| Apr 1970 | James B. Allen discusses First Vision accounts in an official Church periodical. | James B. Allen | Secondary |
| Jun 21, 1970 | NYT reports on conservative/liberal discussion on priesthood restriction. | Stephen G. Taggart | Direct Journalism |
| Jul 11, 1970 | IRS announces that private schools that racially discriminate will lose their tax exempt status. | Eileen Shanahan | Direct Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Nov 25, 1970 | Caleb A. Shreeve, Sr. writes letter to First Presidency stating that Joseph Smith withdrew the priesthood from Elijah Able. | Caleb A. Shreeve, Sr. | 3rd Hand Late |
| Dec 31, 1970 | The Church uses Cain justification in black ordinations in Brazil. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Mar 25, 1971 | Berry was endowed and sealed after her death. | FamilySearch | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| May 12, 1972 | Wallace Turner cites statistics regarding percentage of Mormons/non-Mormons who think blacks want to destroy Church. | Wallace Turner | Direct Scribed Summary Journalism |
| Jul 8, 1972 | Wallace Turner reports Gordon B. Hinckley as saying that the lifting of the ban will require a revelation to the president of the Church. | Wallace Turner | Journalism |
| Aug 21, 1972 | Dan L. Thrapp reports Harold B. Lee saying that only the Lord could answer whether there was any possibility of a change in the priesthood ban. | Dan L. Thrapp | Journalism |
| Sep 26, 1972 | John Keahey reports President Harold B. Lee as saying that it's only a matter of time before the Negro achieves full status in the church. | John Keahey | Journalism |
| Jan 1973 | Lester Bush offers source on how John Taylor felt Joseph was wrong on Elijah Able's ordination. | Lester E. Bush | Secondary |
| 1973 | Hugh W. Nibley concludes that the Priesthood restriction has its origin with God. | Hugh W. Nibley | Direct |
| 1973 | Joseph Anderson writes letter on behalf of the First Presidency to Herbert A. Ford reassuring him that the priesthood restriction will someday be removed. | Joseph Anderson | 2nd Hand |
| 1973 | Lester Bush reports on the Presidency counselors discussing lifting the ban after seeing the writings of Stephen G. Taggart. | Lester E. Bush | 2nd Hand |
| Apr 1973 | LEB writes seminal article offering critical origin analysis of priesthood/temple restriction. | Lester E. Bush | Secondary |
| Dec 30, 1973 | President Spencer W. Kimball records in his journal his ordination as president of the Church. | Spencer W. Kimball | Holograph Direct |
| Feb 1974 | Immediately following his ordination as president of the Church, Spencer W. Kimball states that a change in the priesthood restriction could come, but only through revelation. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| May 15, 1974 | SCOTUS ruling refers to the IRS notification to Bob Jones University that they are no longer eligible for tax exempt status. | Supreme Court of the United States | Direct |
| Jun 9, 1974 | Russell M. Nelson recounts a dream where Harold B. Lee told him that he would have lifted the ban if he had continued to live. | Russell M. Nelson | Direct |
| Jul 24, 1974 | The Miami News write about perceived legal pressure to change church policy. | The Miami News | Scribed Verbatim Direct Journalism |
| Dec 1974 | GML illustrates how the standardization of Sunday School was an ongoing process from the 1800s into the early 1900s. | Glen M. Leonard | Direct Secondary |
| 1975 | James R. Clark's book entitled "Messages of the First Presidency" omits letters of the First Presidency discussing Black Saints and the priesthood. | James R. Clark | Direct |
| 1975 | MG discusses his efforts to test his celibacy with young women. | Mahatma Gandhi | Direct Reprint |
| Mar 11, 1977 | US President Jimmy Carter meets with Church President Spencer W. Kimball and Latter-day Saint members of the House of Representatives at the White House. The topic of conversation is unknown. | Jimmy Carter | Direct |
| Jun 1977 | BRM tells SWK that there is no scriptural barrier to lifting the ban. | Edward L. Kimball | Secondary |
| 1978 | LeGrand Richards discusses the role of Brazil in Official Declaration 2. | LeGrand Richards | Direct |
| Apr 1978 | Newell Bringhurst argues that the origins of the priesthood ban are unclear. | Newell G. Bringhurst | Direct Secondary |
| Jun 8, 1978 | First Presidency letter from June 8, 1978 announcing the revelation on the priesthood. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Jun 9, 1978 | Deseret News publishes First Presidency press release announcing the revelation on the priesthood. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Jun 9, 1978 | Leonard Arrington reports an inquiry by Elder Neal A. Maxwell that suggested he was preparing a memorandum on the priesthood restriction for President Kimball. | Leonard J. Arrington | Direct |
| Jun 10, 1978 | In 1973, President Kimball described his thought and prayer and openness to revelation on the subject of the priesthood and temple ban. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| Jun 11, 1978 | US President Jimmy Carter praises the priesthood revelation. | The Salt Lake Tribune | Journalism |
| Jun 13, 1978 | Leonard J. Arrington records hearing a report that the construction of the Brazil temple was "one of the immediately precipitating factors of the new revelation." | Leonard J. Arrington | Direct |
| Jun 13, 1978 | Spencer W. Kimball said the Church won't extend the priesthood to women. | Spencer W. Kimball | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Jun 17, 1978 | Church News shares comments of Monroe Fleming and other Black members about the announcement of the priesthood revelation. | The Church News | Direct |
| Jun 17, 1978 | Church News publishes priesthood revelation. | First Presidency | Direct |
| Jun 18, 1978 | Church spokesman Don LeFevre affirms that, despite the reversal of the priesthood and temple ban, mixed marriages are still discouraged. | Don LeFevre | Journalism |
| Jun 22, 1978 | BYU professor Edwin O. Haroldsen supervises students in a survey finding that the overwhelming majority of Utah County residents are pleased with the news of the priesthood revelation. | Edwin O. Haroldsen | Journalism |
| Jun 27, 1978 | Leonard J. Arrington reports a meeting with Jay M. Todd about the circumstances of the priesthood revelation. | Leonard J. Arrington | Direct |
| Jun 30, 1978 | Elder Bruce R. McConkie, apostle, gives a detailed account of the events surrounding the revelation on the priesthood. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| Jul 4, 1978 | Fundamentalist Ogden Kraut questions the legitimacy of the priesthood revelation. | Ogden Kraut | Direct |
| Jul 23, 1978 | Joseph LeMoine Jensen criticizes the Church for lifting priesthood and temple restrictions. | Concerned Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| Jul 28, 1978 | The Associated Press reports an interview with J. LaMoine Jenson, under the pseudonym of Joseph Jensen, wherein he gives his reasons for opposing the priesthood revelation. | Associated Press | Journalism |
| Aug 22, 1978 | TGM writes that JS saw both angels and God during the First Vision. | Truman G. Madsen | Direct Secondary |
| Sep 30, 1978 | Elder N. Eldon Tanner announces the First Presidency announcing the priesthood revelation at General Conference. | N. Eldon Tanner | Direct |
| Oct 23, 1978 | At a mission conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, President Spencer W. Kimball describes the events of the priesthood revelation in his own voice. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| Oct 30, 1978 | Spencer W. Kimball dedicates the São Paulo Brazil Temple. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| Nov 4, 1978 | Church News reports that two couples have received visas to go to Nigeria for one year to "do religious service." | The Church News | Journalism |
| Nov 4, 1978 | In his first address to Saints from South Africa, Rhodesia, and South West Africa, President Spencer W. Kimball declares that the work of the Lord must go forward and those who fight against it "will find disillusionment and misery." | Spencer W. Kimball | Journalism |
| 1979 | Ronald K. Esplin states his view that Brigham's views on priesthood ban were rooted in revelation. | Ronald K. Esplin | Secondary |
| 1979 | Esplin concludes that Brigham's believed the priesthood ban was rooted in revelation. | Ronald K. Esplin | Secondary |
| 1979 | Ronald K. Esplin concludes that the priesthood and temple restriction was introduced by Joseph Smith in Nauvoo. | Ronald K. Esplin | Secondary |
| 1979 | Hartley writes that the main work of deacons in the late 19th century was to care for the meetinghouses. | William G. Hartley | Secondary |
| 1979 | Hartley writes that Amanda Chambers served as a "deaconess." | William G. Hartley | Secondary |
| 1979 | Joseph Freeman tells of his experiences following his having been the first Black man ordained to the priesthood in modern times. | Joseph Freeman | Direct |
| 1979 | Bruce R. McConkie replaces article on "Negroes" in the 1979 edition of Mormon Doctrine with a summary of the revelation on the priesthood, and modifies the article on "Ham." | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| 1979 | Joseph Freeman reports that unauthorized ordination of a Black Saint sowed division in the Genesis Group. | Joseph Freeman | Direct |
| Jan 6, 1979 | Gerry Avant cites Spencer W. Kimball saying that the revelation was not received by his predecessors because "the time had not yet come for it." | Spencer W. Kimball | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Mar 5, 1979 | Elder Carlos E. Asay informs the two missionary couples serving in Nigeria and Ghana that men who are living in polygamy should not be baptized. | Carlos E. Asay | Direct |
| Sep 28, 1979 | Anthony Obinna recalls his baptism and the organization of the first branch in Aboh, Nigeria on 21 November 1978. | Anthony Obinna | Holograph |
| 1980 | William Wilson and Richard Paulsen offer history of Mormon use of Cain account. | William Wilson | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Secondary |
| Apr 6, 1980 | Bruce R. McConkie celebrates "seed of Cain" receiving the priesthood. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| Dec 1980 | Brian A. Espenshied is called to be mission president of the new Africa West Mission. | Ensign | Journalism |
| Dec 31, 1980 | AO writes letters asking for the gospel to come to Nigeria. | Anthony Obinna | Direct Reprint |
| 1981 | Bruce R. McConkie gives an account of the powerful confirming experience of the Twelve following Spencer W. Kimball's priesthood revelation, and its implications. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| Jan 22, 1981 | Elma Singleton Bradshaw records first baptisms in Aba, Nigeria. | Elma Singleton Bradshaw | Holograph |
| May 6, 1981 | LaMar and Nyal Williams report that in addition to the mission leaders, six or seven couples were serving in Nigeria and Ghana in May 1981. | LaMar Williams | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 6, 1981 | LaMar Williams recounts the origins of the Genesis Group. | LaMar Williams | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 6, 1981 | LaMar and Nyal Williams report how they were called to serve as missionaries in Nigeria. | LaMar Williams | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 6, 1981 | LaMar and Nyal Williams discuss how baptisms were stopped for a while during their mission to Nigeria. | LaMar Williams | Scribed Verbatim |
| May 6, 1981 | Lamar S. Williams grateful that he was called back home from Nigeria before the Biafra War broke out. | LaMar Williams | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1982 | LeGrand Richards sees Wilford Woodruff at a meeting of General Authorities discussing the priesthood revelation. | LeGrand Richards | 2nd Hand Secondary |
| May 17, 1982 | Leonel de Séa Maia recalls that Gordon B. Hinckley said that the Lord had told him that the priesthood restriction was a type of test. | Mark L. Grover | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| 1984 | Bush cites statements of Lorenzo Snow on marriage and priesthood restrictions. | Lester E. Bush | Secondary |
| 1985 | Peggy Petersen Barton relates the delight of Elder Mark E. Petersen after he learned the news of the revelation on the priesthood. | Peggy Barton | Direct Secondary |
| Jan 1985 | MVB Jr. publishes article in Ensign on the different First Vision accounts. | Milton V. Backman, Jr. | Direct Secondary |
| Sep 1, 1985 | First Presidency counselor Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Johannesburg South Africa Temple. | Gordon B. Hinckley | Direct |
| 1986 | Reed L. Clegg organizes Friends of West Africa, the first known Latter-day Saint non-profit humanitarian organization focused on West Africa. | Reed L. Clegg | Direct |
| Jan 1986 | MVB Jr. follow-up article to Jan 1985 piece on the First Vision; details more known accounts of FV and provides additional historical context. | Milton V. Backman, Jr. | Direct Secondary |
| Jul 1986 | Breck England quotes Elder Marvin J. Ashton about his experience during the confirmation of the priesthood revelation. | Breck England | Journalism |
| 1987 | Sheri L. Dew records Elder Ezra Taft Benson's feelings following the prayer confirming the revelation on the priesthood. | Sheri Dew | Direct Secondary |
| 1987 | Jerald and Sandra Tanner criticize the fact that Official Declaration 2 is a statement that says "a revelation was received" rather than the text of the revelation itself. | Jerald Tanner | Direct |
| Sep 22, 1987 | Oscar W. McConkie Jr. describes circumstances and includes certificate of recognition for the Church in Zaire. | Oscar McConkie, Jr. | Direct |
| Oct 1987 | Dennis N. Valdes argues that slavery in Mexico gradually declined. | Dennis N. Valdes | Secondary |
| 1988 | Marion G. Romney describes the media impact of the news of the priesthood revelation. | Marion G. Romney | Direct Secondary |
| May 21, 1988 | Church News reports that First African stake outside of South Africa is formed in Aba, Nigeria. | The Church News | Journalism |
| Jun 5, 1988 | The Associated Press interviews Neal A. Maxwell and Dallin H. Oaks about the reasons for lifting the priesthood and temple ban. | Associated Press | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| Oct 1988 | Gordon B. Hinckley gives an account of the revelatory experience of the First Presidency and the Twelve on June 1, 1978. | Gordon B. Hinckley | Direct |
| 1989 | Ralph Abernathy explains why Martin Luther King, Jr. engaged in extramarital affairs. | Ralph Abernathy | Direct Late |
| May 18, 1989 | MDH comments on racial attitudes during mission to Cincinnati (esp. re: L/MH). | Marion D. Hanks | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Oct 1, 1989 | Julian M. Sanders writes a letter to Ezra Ezra Taft Benson citing Benson and David O. McKay in support of his opposition to a holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Julian Sanders | Direct |
| Oct 5, 1989 | Steve Yozwiak reports comments on a letter from Julian M. Sanders to Ezra Taft Benson citing Church leaders and others to oppose a holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Steve Yozwiak | Journalism |
| 1990 - 1999 | Richard Packham falsely claims to publish Spencer W. Kimball's "long-suppressed" priesthood revelation and then admits his fraud. | Richard Packham | Direct |
| 1990 - 1999 | Richard Packham falsely claims to publish Spencer W. Kimball's "long-suppressed revelation on the Black Race and the Priesthood." | Richard Packham | Direct |
| 1992 | Glen G. Fisher heard Harold B. Lee promise two young ladies of African descent in South Africa that if they married in their race and were faithful, they would have every blessing of the gospel. | Glen G. Fisher | Direct |
| 1993 | Stephen Ochs provides account of reaction to Father Tolton as a Black priest. | Steven Ochs | Secondary |
| 1994 | Eleanor Knowles summarizes and quotes Elder Howard W. Hunter's account of the experiences surrounding the priesthood revelation. | Howard W. Hunter | Direct Secondary |
| 1994 | Helvécio Martins describes experiences leading up to his call as a Seventy. | Helvécio Martins | Direct |
| 1994 | Helvécio Martins recounts blessings and spiritual impressions that foreshadowed the priesthood revelation. | Helvécio Martins | Direct |
| 1995 | Francis M. Gibbons recounts the aftermath of a meeting of the First Presidency and the Twelve where LeGrand Richards saw Wilford Woodruff. | Francis M. Gibbons | Secondary |
| Apr 1995 | Sondra Jones describes the Indian slave trade in Utah before 1852. | Sondra Jones | Secondary |
| 1996 | Sterling M. McMurrin reports that he arranged meetings with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and drafted a First Presidency statement on civil rights read at the October 1963 General Conference. | Sterling M. McMurrin | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1996 | David O. McKay describing the priesthood and temple ban as a practice rather than a doctrine, as reported by Sterling M. McMurrin. | Sterling M. McMurrin | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Apr 1996 | RLA publishes article in Ensign talking about First Vision accounts; answers common criticisms, provides historical context. | Richard L. Anderson | Direct Secondary |
| May 1996 | Elder David B. Haight describes the confirmation he received in the prayer following President Spencer W. Kimball's receiving the priesthood revelation. | David B. Haight | Direct |
| 1997 | Johannes Glenthøj gives an analysis of possible Cain deaths. | Johannes Glenthøj | Secondary |
| Jan 5, 1997 | E. Gary Smith reports that his father, Eldred G. Smith, concluded at some point that Black Saints should be assigned to the tribe of Manasseh. | E. Gary Smith | Holograph |
| 1998 | Leonard J. Arrington reports that an apostolic committee found no scriptural support for restriction. | Adam S. Bennion | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1998 | Lester E. Bush recounts conversation where he understood that President Harold B. Lee had received a manifestation that the priesthood ban was "divinely instituted." | Lester E. Bush | Direct |
| 1998 | Edwin B. Firmage claims Hugh B. Brown proposed to lift the priesthood restriction but Harold B. Lee pressured him to sign a statement saying it was "doctrinally based." | Edwin B. Firmage | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1998 | Rendell Mabey describes the events surrounding the first baptisms in Nigeria. | Rendell Mabey | Direct |
| 1998 | L. Petersen recalls his discussion with L.E. Young about a "strange account" of the First Vision. | LaMar Petersen | 2nd Hand Late |
| May 18, 1998 | Larry Stammer provides report on initial efforts to repudiate the ban. | Larry Stammer | Scribed Verbatim Journalism |
| May 19, 1998 | The Church states that the LA Times story about an earlier plan to retract "doctrines concerning blacks" is incorrect. | First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| 1999 | Sondra Jones describes Native American enslavement in Utah. | Sondra Jones | Secondary |
| 1999 | Christopher Beckham cites Frank Masters' statement that ordination of Black Baptist clergy in Kentucky began in the 1820s. | Frank Masters | Secondary |
| 1999 | Christopher Beckham cites Frank Masters' account of a white pastor leading a newly formed congregation for Black Christians. | Frank Masters | Secondary |
| 1999 | Janath Russell Cannon and Edwin Q. "Ted" Cannon, Jr. relate the events of the first baptisms in Nigeria. | Janath Russell Cannon | Direct |
| Oct 19, 1999 | In 1999, Richard Jackson recalls McKay saying Lord told him not to inquire about ban further. | Richard W. Jackson | Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| 2000 | Nibley links the "blackness" of Cain with the soot and gime of metalworking. | Hugh W. Nibley | Direct Secondary |
| 2000 | Harvey notes that self-governance for separate Black Baptist congregations took root in the South after 1865. | Paul Harvey | Secondary |
| 2000 | History of the Cain-as-cursed-wanderer motif. | Liturgical Press | Secondary |
| 2001 | Gay Robins gives an overview of color symbolism in ancient Egypt and the colorization of foreigners. | Gay Robins | Secondary |
| 2001 | HALOT entry for ʾāreṣ. | Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner | Direct Secondary |
| 2001 | Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament entry for kōl giving its various definitions. | Ludwig Koehler | Direct Secondary |
| 2001 | CES teacher's manual that recommends scholarship on First Vision. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Secondary |
| Mar 11, 2001 | Kathy Erickson claims that in 1978 the federal government threatened loss of tax exemptions unless it allowed Black members full membership. | Kathy Erickson | Direct |
| Apr 5, 2001 | Church spokesperson Bruce L. Olsen refutes the idea that the priesthood revelation had anything to do with "federal tax policy or any other secular law." | Bruce L. Olsen | Direct |
| 2002 | Historian D. Michael Quinn reports J. Reuben Clark's recommendation that branches for Black Saints be created and that men be organized into preparatory Aaronic priesthood groups. | D. Michael Quinn | Direct |
| 2002 | Susan and Harvey Black discuss how Able participated in baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo. | Susan Easton Black | Direct Reprint |
| 2002 | Stephen Haynes argues that associating Biblical curse language with Black people was common in the mid-nineteenth-century. | Stephen R. Haynes | Secondary |
| 2002 | Haynes describes widespread explanation for black skin and slavery in the 1830's based on Noah's curse of Canaan. | Stephen R. Haynes | Direct |
| 2003 | Joseph highlights Lemuel Hayne's criticism of Canaan myth. | John Saillant | Secondary |
| 2003 | Margaret Blair Young and Darius Aidan Gray describe the priesthood ordinations and temple work of Black members following the priesthood revelation. | Margaret Blair Young | Secondary |
| 2003 | Chpt 3 in CES manual references 1832 and 1838 First Vision accounts. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Secondary |
| 2003 | JS summarizes LH's work as a Congregationalist minister. | John Saillant | Secondary |
| 2004 | Non-LDS scholar SP discusses First Vision. | Stephen Prothero | Secondary |
| Jan 17, 2004 | The Church News reports the dedication of the first temple in Ghana, which is the second in Africa and the first in West Africa. | Gerry Avant | Scribed Summary |
| 2004 | Emmanuel Kissi reports on perceptions of Church association with CIA in Ghana. | Emmanuel Kissi | Unsourced Secondary |
| 2005 | Spencer W. Kimball describes the strenuous effort required to receive revelation. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball reports that the First Presidency and the Twelve discussed and approved patriarchal blessings for Len and Mary Hope. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball quotes the accounts of several apostles who were present at the June 1, 1978 meeting where the revelation on the priesthood was confirmed. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball recounts Spencer W. Kimball's prayers in the temple and consultation with the First Presidency and the Twelve in the months prior to the announcement of the revelation on the priesthood. | Edward L. Kimball | Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball reports that Spencer W. Kimball praised the Hope couple for their faithfulness. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | W. James Jacob describes how a racial priesthood ban was lifted in Fiji in 1955. | W. James Jacob | Direct |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball writes that letters received in the few days after the priesthood revelation by Spencer W. Kimball were overwhelmingly positive. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | According to Edward L. Kimball, Elder Delbert E. Stapley sustained the priesthood revelation. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball reports that Spencer W. Kimball received a letter from the First Presidency that Black Saints could receive patriarchal blessings. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball reports several individuals who had spiritual premonitions about the lifting of the priesthood ban. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Edward L. Kimball reports that Spencer W. Kimball asked Bruce R. McConkie to edit his account of the revelation to avoid possible misunderstanding. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Leonard J. Arrington stated that Harold B. Lee prayed in the temple about the ban and received the answer "not yet." | Leonard J. Arrington | 2nd Hand Secondary |
| 2005 | F. Burton Howard reported that Spencer W. Kimball had been praying about the priesthood and temple restriction for 15 years. | F. Burton Howard | Scribed Summary |
| 2005 | Richard D. Draper, S. Kent Brown, and Michael D. Rhodes identify "seed of Cain" with "skin pigmentation." | Richard D. Draper | Secondary |
| Feb 20, 2005 | Joseph LaMoine Jenson, author of advertisement critical of priesthood restriction, becomes leader of the Apostolic United Brethren. | Brooke Adams | Journalism |
| Aug 8, 2005 | Church News reports dedication of first temple in Nigeria. | The Church News | Journalism |
| 2006 - 2014 | Donald Mayne reports on a First Presidency discussion to determine whether the son of Harriet Church could receive the priesthood. | Donald Mayne | Secondary |
| 2006 | Connell O'Donovan writes regarding Q. Walker Lewis's passing. | Connell O'Donovan | Secondary |
| May 2006 | Gordon B. Hinckley tells Church members "there is no basis for racial hatred . . . in this Church." | Gordon B. Hinckley | Direct |
| 2007 | National Humanities Center collection of Works Progress Administration (WPA) accounts of formerly enslaved people. | National Humanities Center | Direct Reprint |
| 2007 | Protests againts BYU's policies on Blacks carried out by University of Washington Black Student Union in March 1970. | Craig Collisson | Journalism |
| Jul 20, 2007 | President Boyd K. Packer describes the process of revelation involved in the priesthood revelation to interviewer Helen Whitney. | Boyd K. Packer | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Elder Dallin H. Oaks describes to Helen Whitney his joy at the news and the process of revelation that guided the answers to prayer about the priesthood ban. | Dallin H. Oaks | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 2008 | Mark E. Peterson notes an article that traces Priesthood ban to Brigham Young rather than Joseph Smith. | Mark E. Petersen | 2nd Hand Late Secondary |
| 2008 | Richard Newman's biography highlights RA's experience with integrated Methodist revivals. | Richard S. Newman | Secondary |
| 2008 | Richard S. Newman describes RA's departure from St. George's Church. | Richard S. Newman | Secondary |
| 2008 | Edward L. Kimball states that by 1978 the pressure against the Church was relatively low. | Edward L. Kimball | Direct |
| 2008 | Edward L. Kimball cites Spencer W. Kimball's statements that the Lord's timetable operates independent of pressure. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct Secondary |
| 2008 | Matthew Bowman writes on Bigfoot/Cain connection. | Matthew Bowman | Direct Secondary |
| Jun 14, 2008 | R. Scott Lloyd reports on a Church celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the priesthood revelation. | R. Scott Lloyd | Journalism |
| Mar 28, 2009 | O'Donovan reports that Joseph Taylor states that Laura Berry passed as white. | Joseph Taylor | Direct Reprint Secondary |
| Mar 28, 2009 | Connell O'Donovan summarizes interracial marriage incident involving Laura Jane Berry. | Joseph Taylor | Secondary |
| Mar 28, 2009 | Connell O'Donovan provides account of interracial marriage in the 19th-century Church. | Connell O'Donovan | Secondary |
| 2010 | J. Reuben Clarks records the Quorum of the Twelve disagreeing on the "one drop" of blood rule for priesthood exclusion. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct |
| 2010 | J. Reuben Clark told that transfused blood disintegrates rapidly. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct Reprint |
| 2010 | J. Reuben Clark told by doctors that LDS Hospital segregated blood and that blood changes after a certain amount of time. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct Reprint |
| 2010 | J. Reuben Clark raises no objection to local church leaders joining "as individuals" a civic organization to "restrict and control negro settlement" in their stake. | J. Reuben Clark | Direct |
| 2010 | Barbara Kennedy Law describes discussions of her father, David M. Kennedy, with President Spencer W. Kimball about lifting the priesthood and temple restriction from sub-Saharan Africa. | Barbara Kennedy Law | Direct |
| 2010 | Heidi S. Swinton recounts President Thomas S. Monson's experiences surrounding the priesthood revelation. | Heidi S. Swinton | Journalism |
| Jun 2010 | Thomas Guglielmo reports that the American Red Cross continued racial segregation of blood until 1950. | Thomas Guglielmo | Direct Reprint Secondary |
| Jun 2010 | Thomas Guglielmo reports that in 1941 the Red Cross officially implemented refused blood from Black donors. | Thomas Guglielmo | Direct Secondary |
| 2011 | Jane Manning James was "attached" to Joseph Smith as a "Servitor for eternity." | Devery Anderson | Secondary |
| 2011 | Black Latter-day Saint Keith N. Hamilton affirms that the priesthood ban "was both instituted and lifted by the Lord. | Keith N. Hamilton | Direct |
| 2012 | Christopher Rich argues that Utah's servitude law was intended to end slavery. | Christopher B. Rich, Jr. | Secondary |
| 2012 | Joseph Smith Papers Editors explain the document history of the 1832 First Vision account. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| Feb 29, 2012 | The Church disavows teachings and doctrines expressed by BYU Professor Randy Bott in an interview with a Washington Post reporter. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2012 | John Turner comments on Brigham Young's initial egalitarian feelings. | John Turner | Secondary |
| 2013 | Captain Moroni finds joy in keeping his people out of slavery. | Mormon | Standard Works |
| 2013 | The king of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis says his people will be slaves to the Nephites. | Mormon | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Deuteronomy 21:10-14 says that an Israelite cannot enslave a woman he captured in war and married. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Paul calls himself a servant (slave) of Jesus. | Paul | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Deuteronomy 23:15-16 says that a person should not return a slave who escapes to them. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Deuteronomy 5:14-15 says that slaves should not work on the Sabbath. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Exodus 22:1-3 says that a man can be sold to pay for stolen property. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Exodus 20:10 says that slaves must honor the Sabbath. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Giddianhi invites the Nephites to become Gadianton Robbers. | Giddianhi | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Exodus 12:44 says that slaves are to celebrate Passover. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Nephi interacts with Zoram (a servant of Laban). | Nephi | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Deuteronomy 15: 12-18 gives codes for freeing slaves or making them a permanent member of the household. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Leah and Rachel give their slaves to Jacob as concubines. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jeremiah 34:8-22 condemns Judahites who promised to free slaves but did not do so. | Jeremiah | Standard Works |
| 2013 | In a revelation, Joseph Smith said that no one should be in bondage to another. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Joseph Smith prophesies that slaves will rise up against their masters. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 24 describes Abraham's slave searching for a wife for Isaac. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Noah says Canaan will serve his brothers. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 37 says that Joseph was sold into slavery in Egypt. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Exodus 23:12 says that slaves must rest on the Sabbath. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Exodus 21 lists slave laws for the Israelites. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Amos 2:6 condemns sellings others into slavery for profit. | Amos | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Limhi says it is better to be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the Lamanites. | Mormon | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Leviticus 25:39-55 describes slave laws and laws redeeming slaves. | Moses | Standard Works |
| 2013 | LDS proclamation on government says that it is not right to interfere with "bond-servants." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jesus states that no one can serve two masters. | Matthew | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 10:15–20 (KJV) outlines the lineage of Ham and Canaan. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2nd Hand |
| 2013 | Official Declaration 2 describes the events that marked the official end to the priesthood ban. | Spencer W. Kimball | Direct |
| 2013 | Gospel of Matthew records Jesus mentioning Noah (Noe) and the Flood; likens it to 2nd Coming. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 8 (KJV), narrating the Flood. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 5:28–32 (KJV), narrating birth and life of Noah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 9 (KJV), narrating the post-Flood life and death of Noah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Noah was ordained to the priesthood by Methuselah. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 6 (KJV), narrating prelude to the Flood. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Genesis 7 (KJV), narrating account of the Flood. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Moses 8:8–30, the PoGP account of the life of Noah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | 2 Peter 2:4–5 (KJV), mentions Noah as preacher of righteousness, and the flood upon the world. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | 1 Peter 3:18–21 (KJV) makes reference to Noah and eight others being save from the Flood, which is likened unto baptism. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Jesus mentions condition of the earth at the time of Noah (Noe). | Luke | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Moses 7:42–46, account in the PoGP records Enoch seeing the Flood and Noah in vision. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | Hebrews 11:6–7 (KJV), mentions Noah being warned by God of the Flood. | Paul | Direct Translation Standard Works |
| 2013 | L. Petersen recounts L.E. Young's examination of a "strange account" of the First Vision. | LaMar Petersen | 2nd Hand |
| Feb 1, 2013 - Feb 28, 2013 | Connell O'Donovan writes that Hyrum Barton was excommunicated for his illicit marriage to Laura Jane Berry. | Connell O'Donovan | Direct |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Armand Mauss discusses efforts to campaign church leadership to repudiate ban. | Armand L. Mauss | Direct Reprint |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Armand L. Mauss provides background leading to ban repudiation campaign. | Armand L. Mauss | Direct Late |
| Mar 21, 2013 | In a debate about Native American servitude in Utah, Orson Pratt voices opposition. | George D. Watt | Scribed Paraphrase Translation |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Gospel Topics Essay "Race and the Priesthood" recognizes slavery was legal in Utah territory. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2014 | Heather Andrea Williams describes how enslavers maintained control of slaves. | Heather Andrea Williams | Secondary |
| 2014 | Russell W. Stevenson summarizes the subject matter of his documentary history of Black Saints in the global Church. | Russell W. Stevenson | Direct |
| 2014 | Stan Larson argues that J.F. Smith hid the 1832 First Vision account. | Stan Larson | Secondary |
| Nov 20, 2014 | Lawrence J. Mackey describes South African mission policy in which he was "not allowed to proselyte" among Black people. | Lawrence J. Mackey | Direct Late |
| 2015 | Reeve discusses historical reasons for the priesthood ban. | W. Paul Reeve | Secondary |
| 2015 | W. Paul Reeve summarizes his study relating the idea of a racialized 19th-century marginalization of Latter-day Saints to the history of the priesthood ban. | W. Paul Reeve | Direct |
| 2015 | Matthew L. Harris and Newell G. Bringhurst summarize the contents of their documentary history of the priesthood and temple ban. | Matthew L. Harris | Direct |
| 2015 | Oscar McConkie, Jr. provides unread paragraphs in a General Conference conference talk by President Spencer W. Kimball describing the priesthood revelation. | Spencer W. Kimball | Secondary |
| Jul 2015 | Ryan Stuart Bingham argues in JMH that the "blackness" of Cain and Canaanites in Moses and Abraham referred to race and skin color. | Ryan Stuart Bingham | Direct Secondary |
| Jul 24, 2015 | George W. Romney is honored for his advocacy of civil rights as governor of Michigan in 1963. | Arthur M. Horwitz | Direct |
| 2016 | Richard E. Turley Jr and Jeffrey G. Cannon observe that branch organization presidencies consisted of black and white members "working closely together." | Richard E. Turley, Jr. | Direct |
| 2016 | Richard E. Turley Jr. and Jeffrey G. Cannon state that in 1968 it was the policy of the South African mission not to proselyte among Black people. | Richard E. Turley, Jr. | Direct |
| Feb 26, 2016 | Elder M. Russell Ballard says that "gone are the days" when Church members should avoid hard questions. | M. Russell Ballard | Direct |
| 2017 | Thomas S. Monson recalls the organization and early days of the Genesis Group. | Thomas S. Monson | Direct |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Following violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Church condemns white supremacy attitudes and actions. | Gordon B. Hinckley | Direct |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Zandra Vranes speaks of her joy when she read a Church statement condemning "white supremacy" attitudes and behavior. | Zandra Vranes | Direct |
| 2018 | Historian Newell G. Bringhurst believes that William I. Appleby's "so-called journal" was written actually written in the mid 1850s. | Newell G. Bringhurst | Direct |
| 2018 | Jeremy Talmage and Clinton D. Christensen tell of knowing and unknowing priesthood ordinations of Church members with seeming African heritage. | Jeremy Talmage | Direct |
| 2018 | Leonard J. Arrington reports Gil Warner's account of Boyd K. Packer's description of the experience of the 1978 priesthood revelation. | Leonard J. Arrington | Reprint 3rd Hand |
| 2018 | ROB explains lack of documentation for JS's early visions, discusses reasons for that. | Ronald O. Barney | Direct Secondary |
| May 17, 2018 | Jonathan Streeter publishes fake apology purporting to be from President Russell M. Nelson apologizing for the priesthood ban. | Jonathan Streeter | Direct |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Brady McCombs reports on varied opinions of Church members following the 2018 "Be One Celebration." | Brady McCombs | Journalism |
| Jun 2, 2018 | President Dallin H. Oaks acknowledges pain of past priesthood and temple restriction, his joy at its end, and his hope for the future. | Tad Walch | Journalism |
| 2019 | Reiter states that eight Black Saints participated in baptisms for the dead in 1875. | Tonya S. Reiter | Secondary |
| 2019 | Jane Manning James is authorized by stake president to do baptisms for the dead in 1888. | Tonya S. Reiter | Secondary |
| 2019 | Jane Manning James receives a patriarchal blessing from John Smith in 1889. | John Smith | Reprint |
| 2019 | Jane Manning James is "attached as a Servitor for eternity to the Prophet Joseph Smith" in the Salt Lake Temple. | Quincy Newell | Reprint Secondary |
| 2019 | Jane Manning James receives a patriarchal blessing from Hyrum Smith in 1844. | Hyrum Smith | Reprint |
| 2019 | Jane Manning James performs baptisms for the dead in 1888 and 1894. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2019 | Tonya Reiter describes how Samuel and Amanda Chambers arrange for a Norwegian temple worker to serve as proxies in baptisms for the dead for their friends and relatives. | Tonya S. Reiter | Direct Secondary |
| 2019 | Tonya S. Reiter describes register of white proxies and Black Saint requestors for baptisms for the dead. | Tonya S. Reiter | Journalism |
| Jan 2019 | "Mormon Stories" article argues that the evidences supports Joseph Fielding Smith, or someone under his charge in the Church Historian's Office, tearing out the 3 pages of Letterbook 1. | Mormon Stories | Direct |
| Apr 2019 | James Jones and Derek Knox begin hosting a podcast celebrating diversity in Latter-day Saint culture. | James Jones | Direct |
| Jun 2019 | David J. Garrow summarizes allegations against Martin Luther King re: alleged rape. | David J. Garrow | Secondary |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Church historian Snow comments on writing of race/priesthood essay. | Steven E. Snow | Scribed Verbatim |
| 2020 | Jane Elizabeth Manning James performs baptisms for family members in the Logan and Salt Lake temples. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2nd Hand |
| 2020 | Jane Elizabeth Manning James performs baptisms for family members in the Logan and Salt Lake temples. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2nd Hand |
| Jan 5, 2020 | RJ and SM discuss JS writing and record-keeping habits. | Spencer McBride | Scribed Verbatim Direct Secondary |
| Jan 31, 2020 | E. R. Shipp describes efforts of FamilySearch in behalf of African American genealogy research. | E. R. Shipp | Journalism |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Robert M. Bowman Jr., argues that Joseph Fielding Smith knew about the 1832 First Vision account and he wanted "to be made public quietly under the most favorable possible circumstances." | Robert M. Bowman, Jr. | Direct |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Brady McCombs reports calls at General Conference for end to racism and violence. | Brady McCombs | Journalism |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Elder Dallin H. Oaks denounces racism and encourages the Saints to love their enemies. | Dallin H. Oaks | Direct |
| Oct 27, 2020 | President Dallin H. Oaks denounces racism and encourages peaceful resolution of conflicts. | Dallin H. Oaks | Direct |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Peggy Fletcher Stack reports comments of Black Latter-day Saints following President Dallin H. Oaks' mention that "Black Lives Matter." | Peggy Fletcher Stack | Journalism |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Tad Walch reports joint effort of Black 14 Philanthropy and the Church to overcome past enmity and provide goods to food banks. | Tad Walch | Journalism |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Jana Riess reports Adam Harris's and Carlene Fraser-Harris's statements about how President Oaks's BYU devotional address on racism fell short. | Jana Riess | Journalism |
| 2021 | Church History Library policy generally prohibits release of sacred, private, and/or confidential information. | Church History Library | Direct |
| 2021 | Stephen Smoot addresses Dan Vogel's argument about race in the Pearl of Great Price. | Stephen O. Smoot | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | Dan Vogel argues that the Pearl of Great Price describes the origins of Black people. | Dan Vogel | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | RSJ explores possible reasons why JS was reluctant to record visionary experiences, or at least why he hesitated to record them. | Robin Scott Jensen | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | JSPP editors on JS needing to use scribes. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |
| Jan 15, 2021 | The 1880 U.S. Census lists Rebecca Meads as white. | Joseph Forman | Holograph |
| Feb 25, 2021 | BYU Report on Race, Equity, and Belonging describes race problems on campus and makes recommendations to fix these. | Shane Reese | Direct |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Courtney Tanner announces the BYU report on campus racism in The Salt Lake Tribune. | Courtney Tanner | Journalism |
| May 1, 2021 | Rachel Sterzer Gibson reports on birthplaces of General Authorities. | Rachel Sterzer Gibson | Direct |
| Jun 1, 2021 | "An act concerning Servants and Slaves” (1705) lays out Virginia colony slave codes. | Virginia General Assembly | Reprint |
| 2022 | Webster's 1828 dictionary provides definitions for servitude. | Noah Webster | Reprint |
| 2022 | Amy Tanner Thiriot notes the lack of slave registrations in Utah. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Secondary |
| 2022 | Webster's 1828 dictionary provides a definition for "servant." | Noah Webster | Reprint |
| 2022 | Historian Amy Tanner Thiriot summarizes how Green Flake became enslaved to Brigham Young. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Direct |
| 2022 | Merriam-Webster provides a definition of miscegenation. | Merriam-Webster | Direct |
| 2022 | Webster's 1828 dictionary defines slavery. | Noah Webster | Reprint |
| 2022 | Webster's 1828 dictionary provides a definition of slave. | Noah Webster | Reprint |
| 2022 | Amy Tanner Thiriot describes the tithings and consecration documents of Latter-day Saint slave owners. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Direct |
| 2022 | Amy Tanner Thiriot describes the numbers of slaves in the Utah territory. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Secondary |
| 2022 | Amy Tanner Thiriot provides an extensive documentary and genealogical history of slavery in Utah. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Direct |
| 2022 | Amy Thiriot's biography of Martha Morris. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Secondary |
| 2022 | Ronald V. Huggins summarize Jerald and Sandra Tanner's efforts to discredit the priesthood ban and the priesthood revelation. | Ronald V. Huggins | Secondary |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Family Search records show that Rebecca Meads was endowed and sealed in 1863. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Family Search records show that Johanna Provis was endowed and sealed. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Nelson Ritchie endowed and sealed after his death. | FamilySearch | Secondary |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Family Search records that Harriet Church was baptized in 1876; endowed and sealed in 1903. | FamilySearch | Secondary |
| Jan 19, 2022 | 1850 U.S. Census lists Harriet Church as an enslaved seven-year-old. | The National Archives and Records Administration | Holograph |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Family Search records that Sarah Hofheintz was endowed and sealed to spouse in 1845 and 1855. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| Feb 7, 2022 | General Young Men counselor Bradley R. Wilcox apologizes for an offensive comment on race. | Ryan Jensen | Journalism |
| Feb 8, 2022 | BYU professor and Church leader Bradley R. Wilcox makes an offensive remark about the priesthood and temple restriction. | Daniel Woodruff | Journalism |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Bradley R. Wilcox apologizes a second time for "insensitive and hurtful" comments about race. | Ryan Jensen | Journalism |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Members of Black Menaces group gain national attention for TikTok videos intended to hold BYU students and the university accountable for racism. | Sebastian Stewart-Johnson | Journalism |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Slate reports on the Black Menaces, "TikTok's favorite new provacateurs." | Rachel Hampton | Journalism |
| Jun 23, 2022 | William Knopp was sealed to his parents and his first wife, Jane Vale on April 29, 1845. | FamilySearch | Secondary |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Sara Weissman reports efforts of Black Menaces to spread their movement at campuses across the country. | Sara Weissman | Journalism |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Library of Congress gives description of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago and the United States' territorial gains. | Library of Congress | Secondary |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Palak Jayswal of The Salt Lake Tribune reports on walkout for BYU LGBTQ students organized in part by The Black Menaces. | Palak Jayswal | Journalism |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Rodric Anthony Johnson mentions the 2018 Church "Be One Celebration" and mentions that the Church has not made an apology. | Rodric Anthony Johnson | Direct |
| 2023 | Seth Richardson describes Mesopotamian slavery. | Seth Richardson | Secondary |
| 2023 | Strong's Greek Concordance provides a definition for "δουλεύω". | James Strong | Reprint |
| 2023 | Church History Topic essay provides overview of the Mormon-Missouri War of 1838. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2023 | Utah State Courts website explains probate. | Utah Courts | Direct |
| 2023 | Missouri Digital Archive provides explanation of the Missouri Mormon War. | Missouri State Archives | Secondary |
| 2023 | Definition of οἰκέτης in Strong's Concordance. | James Strong | Reprint |
| 2023 | Century of Black Mormons project provides biographical sketch of Martha Ann Morris. | Benjamin Kiser | Secondary |
| 2023 | Damian A. Pagras notes that slavery differs across time and cultures. | Noel Lenski | Secondary |
| 2023 | Joseph Smith prophesies that violence will begin in South Carolina related to the slave question. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2023 | Comparison of draft final versions of "An Act in Relation to Service." | Utah Territorial Legislature | Reprint |
| 2023 | Zev Farber describes slavery in the Old Testament. | Zev Farber | Secondary |
| 2023 | Strong's Greek Concordance defines δοῦλος (including a list of references from the NT). | James Strong | Reprint |
| 2023 | Church History Topic essay gives brief history of Indian slavery in Utah. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2023 | Church History Department provides biography of Green Flake. | Amy Tanner Thiriot | Secondary |
| 2023 | Library of Congress website provides timeline of the American Civil War. | Joanne Freeman | Secondary |
| 2023 | Historian Noel Lenski describes Roman slavery. | Noel Lenski | Secondary |
| 2023 | Church History Topic on slavery and abolition describes historical LDS attitudes towards slavery. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct Secondary |
| 2023 | Historian W. Paul Reeve states that the priesthood restriction was not inspired and was a mistake. | W. Paul Reeve | Direct |
| 2023 | Elder Ahmad S. Corbitt gives his perspective on the priesthood ban. | Ahmad S. Corbitt | Direct |
| 2023 | Four prominent Black church leaders describe their personal stories and understandings of events and teachings relating to the priesthood and temple ban that have brought them peace. | Carol Lawrence-Costley | Direct |
| 2023 | President Thomas S. Monson recounts the events of the 1978 revelation on the priesthood to Elder Edward Dube. | Edward Dube | Direct |
| Feb 13, 2023 | The Church Newsroom reports that there are 18 temples announced or built in Brazil. | Church Newsroom | Direct |
| May 8, 2023 | FamilySearch publishes an index to their holdings of online African American online genealogy records. | FamilySearch | Direct |