# Black people and Mormon priesthood

> the LDS policy prohibiting black men from being ordained to the priesthood from 1849 to 1978 and its theological justifications

**Wikidata**: [Q4922417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4922417)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_(LDS_Church))  
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