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The BYU Slavery Project is dedicated to understanding and documenting the university s history related to slavery and race relations during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras.
Looking at how the history of slavery has intersected with Brigham Young University also means taking a look at how slavery has intersected with Utah County and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Racism at BYU is a problem, study finds
Mormonism s flagship university has issued a self-critical report of its own racism and lack of diversity.
March 3, 2021
(RNS) Brigham Young University, the flagship school for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, issued a major report last week indicating that racism and a lack of diversity are problems on campus and that they may be getting worse instead of better.
Before I touch on the report’s main findings, I want to say this: kudos to BYU for initiating this internal study, and especially for making its findings public. Transparency is so important. As a private educational institution, BYU didn’t have to air its dirty laundry for all of us to see, but it has chosen to acknowledge that it has a serious diversity problem.