Brigham Young and violence: ‘Suffer wrong not do wrong’
Fundamentally, Brigham Young was a man of peace; if his tongue occasionally slipped, his actions did not, writes Latter-day ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...
‘American Primeval’ and the Utah War — a historian’s take on the real men, real militias and real massacres
Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific ...
After transcribing 1.2 million of his words, this researcher has something to say about Brigham Young
This week, a new movie, “Six Days in August,” depicts Young’s involvement in that uncertain time of succession. The week ...
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‘American Primeval’: How Did Brigham Young Die?
“Something that we try and do is offer some context as to at least understanding how tensions got so great in that area where Brigham Young and the Mormon leadership felt that the most prudent ...
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‘American Primeval’: How does the Netflix Brigham Young hold up to the real LDS prophet?
The same goes for the show’s depiction of polygamous prophet Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first governor of the territory.
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What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The recently released Netflix miniseries “American Primeval” is a work of fiction that depicts Brigham Young and other Latter-day Saints in the 1850s as violent fanatics. Trading in the tired ...