This week we are talking about the Mormon Wars of the nineteenth century.

First, choose to either listen to this podcast (transcript here) or read this chapter from Paul Reeve’s book, Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness.

Second, read these transcripts of primary sources linked below:
1. Executive Order 44 of Lilburn Boggs, Governor of Missouri, October 27, 1838.
2. The Indian Removal Act, May 28, 1830.
3. President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress on Indian Removal, 1830.

Third, in a blog post consider the following two questions and then submit through the Google response form.
1. Why were the Mormons viewed as a threat to other Americans and the United States government?
2. Based on the primary sources, how does government language regarding the removal of Mormons and Native groups compare?

Finally, consider the following question and share your thoughts in the #discussions channel on Slack.
1. According to the podcast or chapter (whichever you chose), how did race factor into Mormon wars?