Slaves were early converts to LDS Church
Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:46 PM PST
Green Flake. Elijah Able. Oscar Crosby. These were the names of three African-American pioneers who settled in Utah in 1847 after they traveled with Brigham Young's caravan of Saints, said Ronald Coleman, who spoke at The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' third annual African-American open house Saturday.