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The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

FromBehind the Bastards


The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

FromBehind the Bastards

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Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For years protesters have chanted that the 'cops and klan go hand in hand'. Today, we discuss the very real history behind that, and how it influenced the birth of American policing.
FOOTNOTES:

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The FBI’s Secret Rules

Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction

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Constituting whiteness: The National Horse Thief Detective Association and racial mores in Indiana, 1850–1930

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Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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