Introducing Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD

This Land by Crooked Media

Sep 9, 202400:44:44Society & Culture

The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history...

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