I went to read a bit more about this - as this was something I was only vaguely aware of: https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-fro

I went to read a bit more about this - as this was something I was only vaguely aware of: https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-from-slave-patrols-to-traffic-stops-112816 https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-pol... It seems there were police in the States before the Slave Patrols though.