Joseph enforces anti-miscegenation law in Illinois.

Date: Feb 8, 1844
Type: Personal Journal / Diary
Source: Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay: Scribed Verbatim
Reference: Joseph Smith, Journal, February 8, 1844, 259, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed May 13, 2021
Scribe/Publisher: Willard Richards
People: Joseph Smith, Jr., Willard Richards
Audience: Nauvoo City Council
Transcription: Cou[r]t. trial on 2 negroes trying to marry wh[i]te wom[e]n fined 1— $25,00. & 1 $5.00
Source Link: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-3-15-july-1843-29-february-1844/265
Citations in Mormonr Qnas: Black Saints and the Priesthood (Joseph Smith era)