Episode 384: Mormonism Part V - King of Beaver Island
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The Rise and Fall of Brigham Young
In 1852, Brigham Young admitted being a polygamist in the Deseret News. He argued that if Congress did not have the ability to legislate which states could have slaves, then Congress couldn't regulate polygamy. In fact, it was Young's virulent racism in particular that kept black people from obtaining significant rank in the church until 1978.
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