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The Use of "Torture" in the Reporting of Police Violence
52:44 - 58:19 (05:35)
The black press used the term "torture" to expose and denounce the abuse of African-American suspects during police interrogations in the South. Meanwhile, the white press avoided using the term, and in 1931 President Herbert Hoover established the Wickersham Commission in response to the increase in police use of torture.
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The NAACP worked hard to bring some version of justice in cases of police torture of black men and boys, but their resources were limited.
52:44 - 53:44 (00:59)
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The NAACP worked hard to bring some version of justice in cases of police torture of black men and boys, but their resources were limited. The FBI intervened in 1942 but their efforts were also limited in scope and saw little success in stopping the problem.
ChapterThe Use of "Torture" in the Reporting of Police Violence
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Black press used the term torture to expose and denounce the violent abuse of African-American suspects during interrogations to gain public support for the civil rights struggle, while the white press avoided using the term.
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Black press used the term torture to expose and denounce the violent abuse of African-American suspects during interrogations to gain public support for the civil rights struggle, while the white press avoided using the term. However, penalties were rarely imposed as district attorneys, judges, and jury members were highly reluctant to limit the power and authority of law enforcement officials.
ChapterThe Use of "Torture" in the Reporting of Police Violence
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This transcript discusses the historical context of police brutality and torture, specifically targeting black men as victims, in the United States.
55:09 - 58:19 (03:10)
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This transcript discusses the historical context of police brutality and torture, specifically targeting black men as victims, in the United States. The Wickersham Commission was established in 1931 to address law observance and enforcement issues, including police brutality, but little has changed since then.