Changing Mormonism
A statue of Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stands in the center of Salt Lake City with the Mormon Temple spires in the background (GEORGE FREY / AFP / Getty Images)
This is Part 2 in a series about the new Mitt Romney biography. Click here for Part 1.
If Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee in a general election against President Obama, expect to hear a lot about the Mormon church and its attitude toward blacks. Until the late 1970s, the Mormon church barred black adherents from equal membership.
So it's worth noting that the Romneys, a leading Mormon family, were early and active battlers against racial discrimination, both in national legislation and within the Mormon Church. "The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others," wrote George Romney in 1964.
About the Author
David Frum
David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.
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