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Brian Behnken
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History prof. Author of Borders of Violence and Justice. Forthcoming book, Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights. Keeper of bees. I like tacos.
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Thanks as always old friend!
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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I'll have a double.
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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@historybrian.bsky.social sequel to Borders of Violence & Justice, BROWN AND BLUE not only foreshadows today's policing of the border but also shows us how the southwest's Mexican/Mexican American community responded to & resisted this policing.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Brown and Blue | Brian D. Behnken | University of North Carolina Press
This sweeping history tells a story of fits and starts of Mexican Americans' interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice system in the US Sout...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Super expensive if you have to pay for permissions.
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Been wondering this myself.
March 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Potatoes in gumbo???!!!!
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February 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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This skeet is badass.
February 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I got new ones a week ago and I'm still having to do that weird thing where I move my head all around to try to find that sweet spot for reading.
January 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM