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180. The Unique Militarisation of the Oakland Police

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The Rise of the Black Panthers in Oakland

Oakland's African-American population exploded during World War II. The city fathers essentially said we need to change our police department's composition. We need to have a much more heavy-handed sharp edge police department that knows how to police black folk and those are there, he says.

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