Mormonism and race

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a Mormon fundamentalist group whose members practice polygamy. It is variously defined as a cult, a sect or a new religious movement. Warren Jeffs has been the church's president since 2002.

In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites () are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) said to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, political, and cultural traditions of the group of settlers.

curse upon Canaan that was imposed by the biblical patriarch Noah

phrase originating in Genesis

300px|thumb|right|Lithograph of Joseph Smith addressing a delegation of Native Americans visiting Nauvoo, whom he referred to as Lamanites

history of black people within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First black elder and seventy in the Latter Day Saint Movement (1808-1884)

American business woman