27. The War on Polygamy

"It is the duty of Congress to prohibit in the territories those twin relics of barbarism, polygamy and slavery." Such was the key platform of the newly formed Republican Party, delivered June 17, 1856, at Music Fund Hall in Philadelphia. Within a short time, the nation was plunged deep into Civil War to decide the question of slavery, and the rest is history. In this episode of History of the Saints, we tell the story of the war that subsequently went forth against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members to eradicate the practice of plural marriage.