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The Troubled History of the Texas Rangers
08:35 - 14:42 (06:07)
The Texas Rangers started as a counter insurgency force and evolved into a law enforcement agency relying heavily on defending the white population on the frontier. They had a dark past of enforcing white supremacy and committing murder, torture and arrests of non-white people.
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This episode explores how colonial police forces were common among imperial powers during the period of colonialism and how the U.S. formed similar forces to suppress natives of conquered territories, including on the home front.
08:35 - 10:01 (01:25)
Summary
This episode explores how colonial police forces were common among imperial powers during the period of colonialism and how the U.S. formed similar forces to suppress natives of conquered territories, including on the home front.
ChapterThe Troubled History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The hosts discuss Texas trivia and mix up the sports teams before poking fun at the state's infamous loss at the Alamo.
10:01 - 10:27 (00:26)
Summary
The hosts discuss Texas trivia and mix up the sports teams before poking fun at the state's infamous loss at the Alamo.
ChapterThe Troubled History of the Texas Rangers
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Texas Rangers, once a counter insurgency scouting force, became defenders of whiteness on the frontier and would murder people during raids to retrieve stolen cattle.
10:27 - 14:42 (04:15)
Summary
The Texas Rangers, once a counter insurgency scouting force, became defenders of whiteness on the frontier and would murder people during raids to retrieve stolen cattle. Non-whites who resisted the rangers could be killed, arrested or tortured.