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Sound of the Police

The policewas there to enforce the superior position of the white,particularly male,...

[chains jangling] ♪♪ ♪♪ AL: The police
was there to enforce the superior position of the white,
particularly male, class

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♪♪ ♪♪
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AL: The police was there to enforce
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the superior position
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of the white, particularly male, class.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:59
Uploaded
Mar 14, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Firelight Films,ABC News Studios

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Movie Summary

The fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility on all sides, that fuels the ongoing conflict between African American communities and law enforcement.
Clearly, what law enforcement became - Sound of the Police 00:08
Clearly, what law enforcement became
[jazz music] - Sound of the Police 00:31
[jazz music]
[crowd yelling] - Sound of the Police 00:12
[crowd yelling]
SINGER: ♪♪ Blood on the leaves ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:26
SINGER: ♪♪ Blood on the leaves ♪♪
In some cases, you see an officer there at a lynching - Sound of the Police 00:09
In some cases, you see an officer there at a lynching
10,000 people witnessed his lynching. - Sound of the Police 00:06
10,000 people witnessed his lynching.
And white police officers are always present. - Sound of the Police 00:07
And white police officers are always present.
They're never not making a choice - Sound of the Police 00:11
They're never not making a choice
VERA HALL: ♪♪ Another man done gone ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:24
VERA HALL: ♪♪ Another man done gone ♪♪
VERA HALL: ♪♪ He had a long chain on ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:09
VERA HALL: ♪♪ He had a long chain on ♪♪
But to this day, we don't have any hard evidence - Sound of the Police 00:10
But to this day, we don't have any hard evidence
VERA HALL: ♪♪ I don't know where he's gone ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:13
VERA HALL: ♪♪ I don't know where he's gone ♪♪...
VERA HALL: ♪♪ Done gone from the county farm ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:20
VERA HALL: ♪♪ Done gone from the county farm ♪♪
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ I'm going to that city ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:34
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ I'm going to that city ♪♪
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ Oh, no more! ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:12
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ Oh, no more! ♪♪
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ I been toiling now ♪♪ - Sound of the Police 00:39
SISTER TERRELL: ♪♪ I been toiling now ♪♪
[disquieting music] - Sound of the Police 00:17
[disquieting music]
They were subject to random police brutality. - Sound of the Police 00:07
They were subject to random police brutality.
JELANI: The police are mainly there - Sound of the Police 00:14
JELANI: The police are mainly there
In the North, we call it your ghetto. - Sound of the Police 00:06
In the North, we call it your ghetto.