American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse
What’s behind the media and pop culture’s longstanding fascination with Mormon violence? And how often do they get the story ...
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Anti-Mormon Violence
From the first years of its existence, the Mormon Church sparked violent opposition from other Americans. This violence claimed many lives, including Mormon prophet Joseph Smith's, and eventually ...
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‘Mormon Land’: Separating fact from fiction in ‘American Primeval’
Did, for instance, any Latter-day Saints die in the Mountain Meadows Massacre carried out by Mormon militiamen? Did Native tribes participate in the atrocity? Did Brigham Young order the massacre?