... recognize the Civil Rights movement that was occurring throughout the nation, advocates began to directly blame the Mormon Church. In an effort to discourage NAACP demonstrations in front of Temple Square Church leaders announced that they held no belief that intended to threaten the pursuit for full civil rights. Athletic contest that involved the church-owned Brigham Young University began to ... be plagued by demonstrations. Many black athletes refused to participate in competitions that involved the primarily Caucasian University. Large schools such as Stanford University, the Unive...

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