text_original: General Conference at its session in Baltimore, in 1840, passed the "Black Gag" law, which forbade colored members of the church to give testimony in church trials against white members, in any state where they were forbidden to testify in courts.
text_transcription: GENERAL CONFERENCE ITS SESSION IN BALTIMORE IN EIGHTEEN FORTY PASSED THE BLACK GAG LAW WHICH FORBADE COLORED MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH TO GIVE TESTIMONY IN CHURCH TRIALS AGAINST WHITE MEMBERS IN ANY STATE WHERE THEY WERE FORBIDDEN TO TESTIFY IN COURTS
phonemes: dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈɑːnfɹəns æɾ ɪts sˈɛʃən ɪn bˈɔltɪmˌɔːɹ, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi, pˈæst ðə "blˈæk ɡˈæɡ" lˈɔː, wˌɪtʃ fɚbˈeɪd kˈʌlɚd mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ tə ɡˈɪv tˈɛstᵻməni ɪn tʃˈɜːtʃ tɹˈaɪəlz ɐɡˈɛnst wˈaɪt mˈɛmbɚz, ɪn ˌɛni stˈeɪt wˌɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː fɚbˈɪdən tə tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ ɪn kˈɔːɹts.