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The History of the Texas Rangers
14:42 - 21:43 (07:00)
The Texas Rangers were initially created as military scouts and later became a law enforcement agency enforcing white supremacy with violence against Native Americans and Mexicans. They are still active today as an agency that resembles a federal agency more than a beat cop.
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The speaker discusses the military endeavors during the colonization era, including ethnic cleansing and fake diplomacy while mentioning his experience performing on 27 Native American reservations.
14:42 - 16:34 (01:52)
Summary
The speaker discusses the military endeavors during the colonization era, including ethnic cleansing and fake diplomacy while mentioning his experience performing on 27 Native American reservations. Although policing played a role, it was largely a militarized operation.
ChapterThe History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Texas Rangers were initially a quasi-military force that patrolled the frontier.
16:34 - 18:06 (01:31)
Summary
The Texas Rangers were initially a quasi-military force that patrolled the frontier. As the frontier faded, they became a law enforcement agency similar to the U.S. Marshals.
ChapterThe History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Texas Rangers were once used to enforce white supremacy at the barrel of a gun, resulting in the deaths of 15 unarmed Mexican people in 1918 and the forced relocation of their families across the border into Mexico.
18:06 - 19:42 (01:36)
Summary
The Texas Rangers were once used to enforce white supremacy at the barrel of a gun, resulting in the deaths of 15 unarmed Mexican people in 1918 and the forced relocation of their families across the border into Mexico. Research shows this violence against Mexicans was at its worst from 1915 to 1919 under the leadership of anti-Hispanic Governor James Pah Ferguson and the consistently anti-Hispanic William P. Hobby.
ChapterThe History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Texas Rangers have a history of violence and corruption, with powerful political elites like William P. Hobby ensuring that any investigations into their crimes are doomed to fail.
19:43 - 20:08 (00:25)
Summary
The Texas Rangers have a history of violence and corruption, with powerful political elites like William P. Hobby ensuring that any investigations into their crimes are doomed to fail.
ChapterThe History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Texas Rangers executed Mexican landowners near the border and gave their land to white people, leading to the creation of a divided Mexican-American border.
20:08 - 21:43 (01:34)
Summary
The Texas Rangers executed Mexican landowners near the border and gave their land to white people, leading to the creation of a divided Mexican-American border.