Religious Organizations – Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints)
The Bridget “Biddy” Mason Case, 1856
In the 1856 landmark case Mason v. Smith, Bridget “Biddy” Mason sued her master for her and her family’s freedom,...
Burgess Owens (1951- )
Clarence Burgess Owens is one of only two African American Republicans currently serving as a congressional representative in the U.S....
Peter “Black Pete” Kerr (ca. 1775-ca. 1840)
Peter Kerr was a freed slave, originally owned by iron worker John Kerr of Fallowfield, Pennsylvania. Very little is known...
Emmanuel Abu Kissi (1938– )
Emmanuel Abu Kissi, a prominent convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), was born in 1938...
Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah (1924-1990s)
Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah (1924-1990s), a schoolmaster and theologian, played a foundational role in bringing Mormonism to Ghana. Born in...
Joseph William “Billy” Johnson (1934–2012)
Joseph William “Billy” Johnson, an import officer for the state metal industries of Ghana, played a foundational role in establishing...
Joseph Freeman (1953– )
In 1978, Joseph Freeman became the first man of African ancestry to be granted the priesthood after the Church of...
Helvécio Martins (1930–2005)
Helvécio Martins, accountant, teacher, and the first black general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS),...
Gobo Fango (1855-1886)
Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the...
