Book

White Power

Policing American Slavery

Gautham Rao

2026

The University of North Carolina Press

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

The Prehistory of the Slave Patrol

As slave rebellions roiled the minds of 18th century Americans, enslavers looked to the state to enact a new type of policing.

by Gautham Rao via HNN on May 12, 2026

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