The sea saints by the sea website which documents lds maritime immigration in america in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hes editor and compiler of the mormon immigration index which was released in 2000 in his widely used by researchers. Woods has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books and scores of articles on lds history and as collaborated collaborated on several documentary films. The most recent being the saints of tonga a century of island faith, which is a companion work to his 2019 book. He is what lectured extensively at conferences universities churches and libraries and we are thrilled to have him back at here in kansas city at the central library. Please join me in welcoming dr. Fred woods well, good afternoon. And thank you jeremy for your kind introduction. I also appreciate on this sunday afternoon we have. Joel jones the assistant director of the library and appreciate him being here. Appreciate all the help that ive had with the technology. I hope things a
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He is also an anthology that explores the sexual politics of black churches so without further ado please welcome josef sorret. [applause] good evening everyone. Thank you valerie for that introduction thread i want to thank our sponsors as well as their host for the opportunity to moderate this panel of insightful incisive commentators engaging leaders that i want to quickly stay themes of our panel and introduce a panelist and open it up for conversation. Of course this evening our event is entitled the New Jerusalem black life life the church in the struggle for democracy. Our hosts have given us the charge of taking on the theme of the fact that religious belief religious institutions and religious people came to be seen as essential to social freedom. This remains the central paradox in africanamerican life and political history. Our discussion will examine the overlapping challenges of creating a basis for collective activism building independent black institutions determining th
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