Political Perceptions of Mormon Polygamy and the Struggle for Utah Statehood, 1847–1896
Political Perceptions of Mormon Polygamy and the Struggle for Utah Statehood, 1847–1896
This chapter explains the culture war being waged by the federal government against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It describes how Mormons were typically characterized as representatives of systems and practices that were quintessentially un-American or even anti-American. It also recounts the admission of Utah as the forty-fifth state of the Union in 1896, which was a momentous occasion for both the Mormon church and the United States. The chapter focuses on polygamy as one of the reasons for the unprecedented delay of Utah's admission as a state. It analyzes the religious doctrine of plural marriage that was openly practiced by Mormons from 1852 to 1890, which was unanimously disapproved by members of Congress and American citizens in general.
Keywords: culture war, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormons, un-American, anti-American, Utah, plural marriage
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