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As the separation of the slave and non-slave states approached, the Mormon Church came under increasing fire for the practice of polygamy. Athletic contest that involved the church-owned Brigham Young University began to be plagued by demonstrations. Lowry Nelson, a Mormon sociologist, published an article in Nation magazine condemning the “unfortunate policy” in an attempt to force Church leaders to address their racist concepts15. Church elders viewed Dialogue from an “uneasy “perspective16. The righteous people came to be called the Nephites, while the nomadic dissidents were called Lamanites. The Church was largely antislavery, and Missouri citizens were quick to notice the differences in the newly formed Church.
While outside pressures were mounting against the practice of black priesthood denial, several prominent liberal members of the Church began to express their dislike of the practice.
The inability of the Church to avoid social pressures was most likely the main reason for the revelation. census taken in 1860 calculated that Twenty-nine slaves resided in the Utah territory8. Republicans sought out to fight against the moral injustices of plural marriage and the subordinate role of African Americans in society. Citizens in upstate New York accused Abel of murder and offered a reward for his apprehension, but fortunately he was able to clear his name and was aloud to leave un-harmed. The Civil rights movement received full support from the government and many popular non-Mormon religious denominations.
Church leaders believe the present-day Indians to be descendants of the Lamanites. By the beginning of the sixties Civil Right advocates began to picket in front of the Capitol Building in an effort to persuade the governing body to pass equal right acts.
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