Christopher Rich is an Associate Historian at the Church History Library. He has a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and an LL.M. from the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah. He is co-author of the multiple award-winning book, This Abominable Slavery: Race, Religion, and the Battle over Human Bondage in Antebellum Utah. He has also published articles in the fields of Latter-day Saint History and National Security Law. He served for 11 years in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and continues to serve in the Army Reserves.