1981 Honeybee Revolt

The Honeybee Revolt of 1981 was a revolt which occurred from 6 March to 17 April 1981. It started with the Salt Lake Tribune published an article featuring an alleged law, proposed by President Lawrence Radigan, which would essentially legalize segregation between Mormons and non-Mormons, as well as the abolition of the State of Salt Lake. Upon seeing this, HIM leaders Keith Leeson and Nicodemus Harley organized a protest in Salt Lake City, first peaceful, then degenerated into an armed conflict. Despite Radigan specified that no such law was in the making, Mormon activists in DCD protested in front of the. Several protests were held throughout the nation until on 17 April 1981, when it was confirmed that the SLT article turned out to be a hoax, created by an anti-Radigan Conservative activist Steve Zagorsky, who was claimed to have entered the SLT headquarters illegally and seized control of the press.

Zagorsky was later arrested and sentenced to 4 years of prison for seizing the building, while Leeson and Harley were forced to serve three months of socially useful works. Zagorsky was also banned from entering the Salt Lake Counties of Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah.

After the conflict was over, Radigan declared that the revolt was nothing more than an excuse to bring the Honeybees back to activity and issued an apology to the aforementioned state.