Lamanites

Now the people which were not Lamanites were Nephites; nevertheless, they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites.
But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day, shall be numbered among the Lamanites, and shall become like unto them, all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord; and them shall the Lamanites pursue even until they shall become extinct. And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

Dark Skin

Contains notes on linguistic impetus for describing the Lamanites as dark or black.
Black body paint in mesoamerican culture as a source for the description of the Lamanites.
Tattoos in mesoamerican culture as a source for the description of the Lamanites.
Clothes as a source for the description of the Lamanites.

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