And what of the history of blacks and women in every other faith? Are you not aware that some of the reason that Mormons were mistreated and driven out of some areas is because of their opposition to slavery. Are you not aware that blacks were allowed baptism into the Mormon church since its founding? Nearly every Christian church in America has a history (around the 18th and 19th centuries) that discriminated against blacks and normally for no doctrinal reason, just plain prejudice and bigotry. Mote. Eye. Beam.
A Discourse by President Brigham Young, Delivered in the Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Feb. 18, 1855.The seed of Ham, which is the seed of Cain descending through Ham, will, according to the curse put upon him, serve his brethren, and be a "servant of servants" to his fellow-creatures, until God removes the curse; and no power can hinder it. These are my views upon slavery. I will here say a little more upon this point. The conduct of the whites towards the slaves will, in many cases, send both slave and master to hell. This statement comprises much in a few words. The blacks should be used like servants, and not like brutes, but they must serve. It is their privilege to live so as to enjoy many of the blessings which attend obedience to the first principles of the Gospel, though they are not entitled to the Priesthood.Journal of Discourses/Volume2 page 184