1. Latter-day Saints And Racism
Several historians have formed a "Missouri thesis," which traces the Mormons" belief in black racial inferiority to the period in history when the majority of members of the Mormon Church resided in the slave state of Missouri. ... The Church was largely antislavery, and Missouri citizens were quick to notice the differences in the newly formed Church. ... He was able to perform several church ordinances, including performing marriages, because he was recognized by the state of Ohio as a licensed minister of the Church. ... Church leaders were frequently forced to address the position of th...
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