BYU explores ‘unsettling truths’ about slavery in early Utah and the hope of LDS racial reconciliation
Conference shines a light on racism in the school’s early curriculum; the showdown between church President Brigham Young and apostle Orson Pratt; indentured Native American servants; and how family history can heal and help make connections.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lita Little Giddins, with BYU's Office of Belonging, attends the Brigham Young University conference on “Truth and Reconciliation,” which presented research on the history of race and slavery at BYU on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.