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(RNS) Until 1978, African-Americans were denied full membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has refused to say whether he thinks his church's racial policies before then were misguided. Daniel Burke explores Mormons' troubled history with race.
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Ethics,
Race & Ethnicity
Beliefs:
Mormon
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blacks, cain, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, lds, momons, mormon moment, perkins
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