BYU is tearing down a building named after a slaveholder. Here’s why, and what comes next.
The church-owned school in Provo is set to tear down its current administration building named for Abraham O. Smoot by the end of the year.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building at Brigham Young University in Provo on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
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