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This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City will add statues of Black pioneers this week. The man who made that happen is Mauli Junior Bonner, part of the musical Bonner Family, and the director of the film “His Name is Green Flake.” ....
Is Pioneer Day a Mormon holiday? Why is Pioneer Day on July 24? This year marks the 175th anniversary of the pioneers’ arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, a holiday celebrated by Utahns and Latter-day Saints around the globe. Read stories of pioneers in different countries. ....
In 1997, Deseret News photographer Jeffrey D. Allred accompanied a wagon train reenacting the 1847 trek as part of the 150th anniversary of the pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley. Here are some of his favorite photos. ....