Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The history of police in Minneapolis continues. With the 1960s came new progressive movements all across the U.S. How will this affect policing in Minneapolis? Proposed reforms, a strengthening police union, and new Mayors will all have a new vision for the future.

0:00 Tensions in 1960s Minneapolis
6:35 Can the Minneapolis Police Reform?
20:39 Law and Order
31:06 Change from Within the Police Department
36:51 The Good Life in Minnesota?
41:34 The American Indian Movement

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Thumbnail photo credit: Dick Bancroft
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