# Melissa Harris-Perry Family History

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-harris-perry-family-history/678406>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 10, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-harris-perry-family-history/678406 "2014-01-10T00:25:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-harris-perry-family-history/678406/1 "2014-01-10T00:25:42Z")

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I read something online suggesting Ms. Harris-Perry grew up in a Mormon family. Was that a joke or serious? This was in the context of the Romney son’s adopted child.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-harris-perry-family-history/678406/2 "2014-01-10T00:41:41Z")

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Her mother grew up Mormon, was descended from early Mormon pioneers, and went to BYU. She left the church before she married Ms. Harris-Perry’s father, and Melissa Harris-Perry was raised Unitarian, I believe.

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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melissa-harris-perry-family-history/678406/3 "2014-01-11T00:03:08Z")

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Thanks