1976: Missouri and the expulsion of Mormons

Missouri Governor Kitt Bond issues an executive order to rescind and express regret for an 1838 order by the Missouri Governor that called for the extermination or expulsion of Mormons.

 

 

To: 
Mormons
From: 
Missouri Governor Kitt Bond
Year of Apology: 
1976
Footnote: 
Lloyd, R. Scott. “Former Missouri governor honored for rescinding Mormon ‘extermination order.’” Deseret News. May 31, 2010.