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In 1844, joseph smith along with his brother were murdered by vigilantes in illinois. as a rumt, in 1846, the mormons move once again. in 1885, asking him to sets up a mormon colony where mormon could be practiced. >> they went to mexico when the mormons had to give up polygamy and in the united states. and they went to mexico so could continue to practice marriage. and then they had to come back and they had to start all over. >> although steve spent his

Illinois. in 1844 joseph smith, along with his brother, were murdered by vigilantes in illinois. as a result, in 1846, the mormons move once again. their new leader, brigham young, takes a large contingent to the great salt lake valley. in 1885, the mormon church considers banning polygamy as a way to gain statehood. church elders approach miles park romney, miles' son, asking him to set up a mormon colony, where polygamy could be practiced. first in the arizona territory and then in mexico. >> they went to mexico when the mormons had to give up polygamy in the united states. and they went to ...

From the u.s. and preach their message. his great, great grandfather believed this message was true and converted and then took his family to naru, illinois, then the center of momplennism in the united states. >> yet, since its founding in the early 1920s, mormons have often been persecuted because of their 19th country practice of plural marriage or polygamy and their belief that there's a third testament, the book of mormon which maintains that jesus visited the new world. >> as soon as they began to get established, you began to have persecution of a kind that is very american. if you have...

Definitely have him back. >> you should know this name. malvina. she was a black woman born in 1844. and she was impregnated at 14 years old by her white slave master and the great, great, great grandmother of first lady michelle obama. and one of the stories in a brand new book called "american tapestry: the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama." the author will be in new york on tuesday, june 19th at the schaumburg. 6:30 p.m. a slice of america, but also it has the conversation around slavery and race in a most unexpected way. >> wow. that sounds super fasci...

But still have the buying power behind the scenes. it's a decision that the cooperative members make themselves. what's so powerful about the model is that the owners decide. ta es not a fwroop of outside investors that are doing so. the model has been around in its modern form since 1844 and works in all different size of businesses. >> if you think this sounds like a great idea, what do you do? >> for businesses there's purchasing co-ops from every sector, hospital, furniture, plumbing supplies, air conditioners, whatever it is you might be in. there's also other types of cooperatives, produ...