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Utah city renames street in honor of Mormon Black pioneer couple (Photo courtesy of Utah State Historical Society) Amanda Leggroan Chambers and Samuel D. Chambers.

SALT LAKE CITY — “The story began in 1820,” the voice in the headphones exclaimed.

Historian Amy Tanner Thiriot says it was even more peculiar in the prewar Utah Territory, where Southern converts to Mormonism, making the journey to their faith’s desert refuge in the late ...

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Rock star. Novelty. Myth-buster. Surprise. That’s how some pundits describe Mia Love, a Republican congressional nominee in Utah wh… ...

The Utah-based religion doesn’t provide ethnic or racial breakdowns of its members, but scholars say blacks make up a small portion of the 15-million member global faith.

Utah officials, along with members ... The monument, entitled Pioneers of 1847 Monument, honors the lives of Black pioneers who took part in the Mormon migration and the settlement of Utah, ...

Utah officials, along with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, unveiled a monument Friday honoring African American pioneers at a park in Salt Lake City.

Elsie Virginia Ritchie was the youngest of 12 children, born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1903. When she passed away in 1976, records indicate she had multiple last names due to marriages.

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Rock star. Novelty. Myth-buster. Surprise. That's how some pundits describe Mia Love, a Republican congressional nominee in Utah who is upending stereotypes about the ...