Slavery

Looking at how the history of slavery has intersected with Brigham Young University also means taking a look at how slavery has intersected with Utah County and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The story of the Mormon pioneers who travelled West to settle in the territory that is now the state of Utah is well-known. What’s less well known is the…

The Utah state constitution was ratified in 1895, nearly three decades after slavery was abolished following the Civil War. Yet state lawmakers at the…