Gordon Hinckley was the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He led the church from March 1995 until his death in January 2008. This is the edited transcript of an interview conducted in January 2007.
Margaret Toscano was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2000. She is founder of the Mormon Women's Forum. Toscano currently teaches classics at the University of Utah. This is the edited transcript of an interview conducted Jan. 27, 2006.
Jon Butler is Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus at Yale University. Butler describes the complex origins of Joseph Smith and his early church, the historical background from which both emerged, and why portions of the church's history remain problematic for its leaders and members. This is the edited transcript of an interview conducted on May 16, 2006.
Frederick Jeremiah Loudin's commanding presence and ambitious personality caused him to emerge as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jubilee Singers during the four years he toured with them.
Maggie Porter's outstanding soprano voice made her a central member of the Jubilee Singers. She went on to establish herself as a musician in her own right.
Tenor Thomas Rutling is one of four members of the Fisk Jubilee Singers who traveled continuously with the troupe during all three of its tours of the U.S. and Europe.
Ella Sheppard traveled with the Jubilee Singers for eleven years as a soprano, piano accompanist and Assistant Director. Sheppard was one of four of the troupe's members to participate in all three U.S. and European tours.
George White's leadership of the Jubilee Singers was the culmination of a career dedicated both to music and to proving African Americans were the social and intellectual equals of whites.
Established in January 1866 to educate newly freed slaves of all ages, Fisk University -- originally known as the Fisk Free Colored School -- would eventually become a premiere liberal arts institution.
