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Lester E. Bush, Jr. is historian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) who has published influential research into the origins of the "Negro doctrine," a now-abandoned church policy which excluded African-Americans from membership in the Mormon priesthood and from participation in a number of other church practices.

Biography

Bush is a physician with undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia, a master's in public health from Johns Hopkins University, and a long-standing interest in Mormon history. The Mormon History Associated awarded him the prize for best article in 1973 for "Mormonism's Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview," which was published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He has also published historical research into other topics, including a medical history of Brigham Young and reviews of LDS health and medical practices.

Work by Lester E. Bush, Jr.

Bush, Lester E., Jr. (Spring 1973), "Mormonism's Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview" (PDF), Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 8 (1): 11–68, doi:10.2307/45227533, JSTOR 45227533, retrieved 2012-11-01{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Lester E. Bush, Jr. and Armand L. Mauss, eds., Neither White nor Black: Mormon Scholars Confront the Race Issue in a Universal Church, Signature Books, 1984.
Bush, Lester E., Jr. (1978), "Brigham Young in Life and Death: A Medical Overview", Journal of Mormon History, 5: 79–103, JSTOR 23286038, retrieved 2023-09-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Bush, Lester E., Jr. (Summer 1985), "Ethical Issues in Reproductive Medicine: A Mormon Perspective", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 18: 41–66, retrieved 2023-09-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Bush, Lester E., Jr. (Spring 1999), "Writing "Mormonism's Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview" (1973): Context and Reflections, 1998", Journal of Mormon History, 25 (1): 229–271, JSTOR 23287744, retrieved 2023-09-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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	'''Lester E. Bush, Jr.''' is historian and member of the [[Church of Jesus ~~Chris~~ of Latter-Day Saints]] (the LDS or Mormon Church) who has published influential research into the origins of the "[[Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints\|Negro doctrine]]," a now-abandoned church policy which excluded African-Americans from membership in the Mormon priesthood and from participation in a number of other church practices.		'''Lester E. Bush, Jr.''' is historian and member of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] (the LDS or Mormon Church) who has published influential research into the origins of the "[[Black_people_and_temple_and_priesthood_policies_in_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints\|Negro doctrine]]," a now-abandoned church policy which excluded African-Americans from membership in the Mormon priesthood and from participation in a number of other church practices.

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