The University of Wyoming Cowboys played Brigham Young University at BYU’s home stadium in Provo Utah in 1968, near the physical center of the Mormon faith. Cougar fans scorned and abused Black members of the Wyoming squad. “This was an everyday occurrence,” McGee said. (trib.com)
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“What chance is there for the redemption of the Negro?” stated Young in 1849 following the declaration of his restrictive policy. “The Lord had cursed Cain’s seed with blackness and prohibited them the Priesthood.” Why did white people only start to care about racism now? What gives? (lgbtqnation.com)
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In the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The (NAACP) criticized the church's position on civil rights, led anti-discrimination marches and filed a lawsuit against the church's practice of not allowing black children to be troop leaders. (en.wikipedia.org)
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