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‘Mormon Land’: Why a racist past will continue to haunt BYU and the LDS Church — and what can be done about it

Sociologist, a BYU alum, says leaders must do much more to combat racism, starting with an apology for the faith’s former priesthood/temple ban.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Statue of Brigham Young on the BYU campus in Provo in 2018. A sociologist says BYU and Latter-day Saint leaders need to do much more to combat racism on campus and within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.