180 years ago today - Jul 4, 1838

In the Jul issue of the Elder's Journal, the prophet writes: "But we do not believe in setting the Negroes free."

[Source: Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power]