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Protestors chant and wave flags in support of President Donald Trump in front of the Texas State Capitol as part of nationwide protests and insurrections in opposition to the presidential election results on Jan. 6, 2021.
History Professor Peniel Joseph says U.S. Capitol Police’s use of “kid gloves” with extremists Wednesday “makes sense” in an historical context.
“Historically, law enforcement has been designed right after racial slavery to see Black people as a problem that had to be contained and managed. And they rarely see white – whether they’re protesters or insurgents or terrorists – in the same manner. So we saw that on full display in the nation’s capital yesterday,” Joseph told Texas Standard.