How the Elites in the South made it a Police State in the Years Leading Up to the Civil War #history

This clip is taken from Hillsdale Colleges free civil rights course, the speaker is Dr. Kevin Porteus,in it, he describes how the south limited and infringed upon the rights of its citizens, if they were suspected abolitionists. Mail was read, jokes were raided without warrants, men were arrested and jailed, ect… in in attempts to maintain the status-quo of the elites of that time of whom protected their interests in slavery. #americanhistory #america #civilwar #history #slavery