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The lasting legacy of the slave patrols
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:16:40
Publish Date: 2026-02-17 08:05:01
Description: To this day, America continues to grapple with the legacy of slavery. On this week’s episode, we explore the creation of slave patrols, which were created to control the movement of enslaved Black people in the 1700s, and how those patrols shaped American society and modern policing. To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

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