3 Simple Explanations for the Skin of Blackness in the Book of Mormon | Scripture Central

Is the Book of Mormon racist? It is easy—even natural—for modern readers of the Book of Mormon to intuitively see contemporary sensibilities regarding race and skin color in passages about a “skin of blackness” or “dark skins,” but such interpretations are misplaced when reading an ancient text. In recent years, several theories have given possible explanations of the nature of this artificial mark.