‘Mormon Land’: Deconstructing Carthage — Why Joseph was slain and why it was about more than religion
Historian Benjamin Park explores what led to the first assassination of an American while running for president; why the killers felt justified; and what Smith’s death says about faith freedoms in the U.S.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
A statue of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum outside Carthage Jail.