Joseph makes a joke about Black people.

Date
Jul 14, 1843
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Joseph Smith, Journal, July 14, 1843, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed May 13, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Willard Richards
People
Joseph Smith, Jr., Willard Richards
Audience
N/A
Transcription

I will not say as the poor Negro who prayed behind the stone wall if what he said was not true. he hoped the stone wall would fall on him. <​when​> some one pushed a stone on his head. & poor negro cried out I did not mean what I said—so with sectarians. about Rev[elations] & healings.

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