TheTechnician273d ago

TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976

https://lemmy.world/post/44799030

TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976 - Lemmy.World

Missouri Executive Order 44 (eat your heart out, George) was signed by Lilburn Boggs on October 23, 1838, and ordered that Mormons in the state be “exterminated” or exiled. This destroyed Boggs’ political career, but the order wasn’t formally rescinded until 1976 as a goodwill gesture by Governor Kit Bond. Zombie laws and orders are a hell of a drug that I imagine keep lawyers up at night.

Show threadThePowerOfGeek3d ago
Might also be interested to read how in 1857 Mormon militia murdered a bunch of settlers traveling west through Mormon territory - the Mountain Meadows Massacre. And only one person was ever convicted for the death of between 120 and 140 people.
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There was a show that came out a few years back called American Primeval that was about this time period and these people. I’m not sure if the show is meant to be this specific massacre, or a fictionalized version of events, but I thought it was super compelling.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Primeval

American Primeval - Wikipedia

Mar 28 at 12:59pmWeb