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Gordon Monson: BYU and the LDS Church are attempting to leave racism behind, but they have forgotten one important thing

Two members of Wyoming’s “Black 14″ football players have spent time on the Provo campus this week.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mel Hamilton, left, and former teammate John Griffin, both members of the “Black 14″ — a group of Wyoming football players who were kicked off their team in 1969 for planning to protest Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ policies during a game against BYU — are being honored this week in Provo. Ahead of the No. 19 Cougars’ matchup with the Wyoming Cowboys, the two will light the Y on the mountain above LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday night, Sept. 2022.