Live history through the eyes of a young Black Mormon pioneer woman. At 20 years of age, in 1842, Jane ElizaBeth Manning James led her family of 9 on foot from Buffalo, New York to Nauvoo, Illinois, to follow the Latter-day Saint prophet, Joseph Smith, then later traveled westward to the Salt Lake Valley, arriving here in 1847. Throughout her life, Jane's faith never wavered, even though she endured racism, sexism, poverty and persecution within her own church. Her inspiring story of courage, endurance and hope is recreated in the production I Am Jane, written by Margaret Blair Young.
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