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Brigham Young:
Brigham Young, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, barred Black members from full participation until 1978 and may have been involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Mormon extremists killed settlers in California. The church initially blamed the Paiute for the massacre, an acknowledgment only revised in 2007.
Respected Religious Figures Who Were Actually Terrible People
Brigham Young:
Brigham Young, leader of the Latter-Day Saints, barred Black members from full participation until 1978 and may have been involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Mormon extremists killed settlers in California. The church initially blamed the Paiute for the massacre, an acknowledgment only revised in 2007.