Unknown witness notes Joseph did not laugh at a joke about Black people.
Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed April 26, 2021
I understood him to say the people had not taken away all their property Smith the Prophet here asked him if they had taken the negroes he said yes some one then Laughingly observed Smith You have lost your negro to which I think he made no reply