The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Civics & Coffee
English - November 25, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBHistory Education history Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As a group of settlers eagerly headed west in the throes of Manifest Destiny, they were being watched by a group who were convinced they posed a grave threat.
Known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the murder of over one hundred settlers led to the excommunication of members of the Mormon Church and remained shrouded in mystery for generations.
So what exactly happened? Tune in to find out.