Brigham states Black people can't "bear rule" while cursed.

Date
Jan 23, 1852
Type
Speech / Court Transcript
Source
Brigham Young
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Brigham Young, Speech before Territorial Legislature, January 23, 1852, CR 100 317 Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
George D. Watt
People
George D. Watt, Brigham Young
Audience
Utah Territorial Legislature
Transcription

But they cannot hold the priesthood and inasmuch as they cannot bear share in the priesthood they cannot bear rule they cannot bear rule in any place until the curse is removed from them, they are a servant of servants we are servants, as <Counselor> Geo. Smith has stated, he says he is a slave <he> has been driven from his home, and his rights, we are all servants, now suppose that we should have a servant, and he should be a negro it is all right, it is perfectly reasonable and strictly according to the holy priesthood.

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