now, how many of you think this is limited just to baltimore, maryland? nobody believes that. we are a similar city to almost everyone in this country. and this is happening all over the place. it s happening in big cities, small cities, medium sized cities in rural areas. it s a part of our history. you know, the first part of it was when the police were used to enforce slavery. that was not a moral endeavor. and then after slavery came, segregation, crime, the black codes, sundown time. and guess what the police role was regarded for that? it was to enforce those immoral laws. and then came the aftermath of world war ii, when black men came home after risking their lives only to be told they were niggers again.
that was not a moral endeavor. and then after slavery came segregation, crime, the black codes, sundown time. and guess what the police role was regarded for that? it was to impose those immoral laws. and then came the aftermath of world war ii, when black men came home after risking their lives only to be told they were niggers again. and then came the so-called civil rights era whereas quickly we gained the civil rights in 1964 there was a counterrevolution. his name was richard nixon and he increased the number of police in the black community five-fold. but the guy named ronald reagan increased the sentences given