This week we examine the ways that Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and many of the early leaders of the church contorted disenfranchising non-pale Europeans into the holiest of scriptures. We also side-eye the efforts that modern leadership has taken to try to rewrite that history, while considering the cultural impact that this blatant "race ranking" has on the greater United States.

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Some Place Under Neith produced and edited by Adam Wirtz and Last Podcast Network. Artwork by Kevin Conor Keller, intro song "Subway" by Lunachicks, remixed by Devin Castaldi-Micca.

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