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From Bounty Hunters to Badge Carriers: The History of Police in America
Prosecutors filed manslaughter charges against the police officer who shot and killed Tulsa motorist Terrance Crutcher who was unarmed. In Charlotte, North Carolina tension remained high in the wake of the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott. Both police-involved killings of Black men reignited outrage in the Black community. Sociologist Veronica Newton provides historical context for the distrust that defines the relationship between most Black Americans and police.
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