Danite
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The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, in the town of Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri.
The Danites during the 1838 Mormon War
Last Public Address of Lieutenant General Joseph Smith
Mormonism and violence
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The history of the Latter Day Saint movement, founded in 1830 in upstate New York by Joseph Smith, includes numerous instances of violence.
Illustration of a mob tarring and feathering Joseph Smith.
This one page Plat written in June 1833 by Joseph Smith defines a comprehensive multiple city plan.
Destruction of the printing press, by C.C.A Christensen
1859 depiction of the unburied corpses in the aftermath of the Mountain Meadows massacre.