Ep 172 – HORRIBLE MORMON MURDER

On this episode, we tap into over a dozen news articles to get a finger on the pulse of 1844 America when it came to the Mormons. People across the nation loved to read headlines about the Mormons and papers with those headlines sold like hotcakes. Newspapers ramped up the headlines to sell more copies, which, in turn, made everybody even more frenzied about the deluded religious fanatics that were going to take over the country. A new scandal breaks and Jo deflects everybody's attention by calling out John C. Calhoun on his complacency toward the plight of the Mormons. Links: Newspaper articles featured: https://www.newspapers.com/image/395996318/?terms=mormon%2Bmurder https://www.newspapers.com/image/466587498/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/465170931/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/325594764/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/394606828/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/186572158/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/392172886/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/287724727/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/511603482/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/95672468/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/32923333/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/33792715/?terms=mormon https://www.newspapers.com/image/49605711/?terms=new%2Bhaven%2Bherald%2Bnauvoo http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1845Bro1.htm http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/whig1843.htm#1213 Announcements! March for the Children Oct. 5, 2019 https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg6v5ed1df906027&oseq=&c=&ch= https://protecteverychild.com/ John Whitmer Historical Association Conference https://www.jwha.info/annual-conference/2019-jwha-annual-conference/ Show links:                                                                                                                                        Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/