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From Slave Patrols, to Militias, to Police and the Ku Klux Klan...What a Ride
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What did you think of todays' episode?
Is it so far fetched to believe that the tactics used by slave patrollers were also used by police officers of the 19th and 20th century? I hope not, because they were. In this second solo episode, I talk about the establishment of slave patrols, some of their methods, the "perks" they received, how they were recruited and from where, as well as how the same formation of slave patrols carried over into state militias, the first armed police departments, and eventually the ku klux klan.
Do you disagree with this assessment? Don't care; it's well documented by many historians with better sources that yes, slave patrols were the first form if policing in the US, and they had the best perks for a job based on fear, intimidation, and violence. I even bring up the first unarmed shooting by a police officer in 1858. I bet you don't know the outcome of that officer....you probably do. The accountability, or lack thereof, started real early in our country. It's hard to break a habit that's been ingrained and protected by centuries of tradition.
For further reading on this subject, might I suggest:
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/85472/1/usappblog-2017-10-05-from-the-slave-codes-to-mike-brown-the-brutal.pdf
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/slave-patrols-and-chokeholds-a-historic-look-at-police-brutality-and-racism-in-the-us
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