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Jane Elizabeth Manning James (1822 – April 16, 1908), fondly known as "Aunt Jane", was an early African-American member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and traveled to Utah as a pioneer.
Over a century after that funeral, the example of Jane Manning James continues to inspire Latter-day Saints, and her brief life sketch remains a precious link connecting us with the first generation of those who embraced the restored gospel.
Jane Elizabeth Manning (circa 1822–1908) was one of at least five children born to a free African American couple in Connecticut at a time when most Black people in the United States were slaves. 1 As a young adult, she joined the New Canaan Congregational Church in 1841, but 18 months later, in the winter of 1842–43, she and several family memb...
Jun 13, 2019 · Jane Manning James was overlooked for much of Mormon history. Now she's finally getting her due in a feature film and a new biography by historian Quincy Newell.
Oct 17, 2019 · When historian Quincy Newell was researching 19th-century African American Mormons, one name kept popping up: Jane Manning James.
Jul 31, 2019 · “Jane Elizabeth Manning James has haunted me for more than a decade,” wrote historian Quincy Newell in the first sentence of her new book, “Your Sister in the Gospel: The Life of Jane Manning James, A Nineteenth-Century Black Mormon” (Oxford University Press, 224 pages).
Mar 16, 2019 · In her life story, Jane Manning James said she tried to set a good example “in my feeble way.” There was nothing feeble about her, though. She was a paradigm of faith and faithfulness in the face of sometimes unthinkable opposition.
