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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is the largest denomination within Mormonism and has a long history of racial exclusion. [21] According to Cassandra L. Clark, one reason why polygamy was a part of the Mormon culture was to promote the growth of the white race. [ 21 ]
John H. Cross Jr. (January 27, 1925 – November 15, 2007) was an American pastor and Civil Rights activist. He was best known as the pastor of the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African American Baptist congregation in Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the church's racially motivated bombing in 1963.
Racially motivated violence against African Americans (7 C, 315 P) Antisemitic attacks and incidents in the United States (2 C, 43 P) Racially motivated violence against Asian Americans (5 C, 33 P)
Before 1978, relatively few Black people who joined the church retained active membership. [12] Those who did, often faced discrimination. LDS Church apostle Mark E. Petersen describes a Black family that tried to join the LDS Church: "[some white church members] went to the Branch President, and said that either the [Black] family must leave, or they would all leave.
The following is a list of U.S.-based organizations that are classified as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). [1] The SPLC is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation.
Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights (2019). McCarthy, Timothy Patrick. "A Test of Faith Black Church Burnings and America's Enduring Crucible of 'Race'." Souls 8.1 (2006): 12–26. Soule, Sarah A., and Nella Van Dyke. "Black church arson in the United States, 1989-1996."
"This was a straight-up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community."At approximately 2:30 p.m., an 18- ... Ten people were killed and three more were wounded when a man ...
This is a list of incidents, racists, or hate groups that have committed violent attacks targeting people because they were black or African American (particularly sub-Saharan African descent). This group also includes victims of such violence, including white people who were attacked for trying to help black people win equal rights in the ...