In 1897, Salt Lake City celebrated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first Mormon pioneers. Located in the center of the group is a black woman, believed to be Jane Manning James.
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Photo by George Edward Anderson, from the collection of the Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved. The Utah's African-American Voices archival photo gallery is an online adaption of the Utah Humanities Council's "Blacks in Utah History" project, created by Gary B. Peterson.