London Strike: Truck Under Protection 
The United States saw tremendous growth in major cities, had the industrial revolution, and the 
abolished slavery, which is when the Political Era of policing was set into motion. As its name suggests, it 
was an era of politics, mainly because of how policing was limited as a result of new laws, made clear by 
the Constitution. America answered the call by following the English and Sir Robert Peel’s principles. Not 
unlike today, policing during this era was under the control of politicians. Politicians, like the mayor, had 
no problem controlling everything a policeman did during his call of duty (NOTE: the word policeman/
men is utilized in this era/context, because during this time period, women were not allowed in the 
profession, and if they were accepted it was under a microscopic view of certain stereotypical matronly 
duties to be performed). In fact, Black policemen were rarely hired. Black policemen made their way into 
policing in the late 1800s, but when the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was ruled unconstitutional, Black officers 
all but disappeared from policing until the 1950s. 
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