Race, Slavery, and the Origins of Police
Is policing in the U.S. primarily about catching criminals, maintaining order, or brutalizing African Americans? Ben Brucato locates the origins of U.S. police in the early slave patrols, patrols whose mandate was to uphold white racial domination over Blacks. He argues that the institutions of police and of race were created in tandem.\nSocial Justice\n(Photo on main page by Matt Popovich on Unsplash.)\nThe post Race, Slavery, and the Origins of Police appeared first on KPFA.