Anzaldua, Alfred B., essay, 1991.

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Anzaldua, Alfred B., essay, 1991.

Literary production entitled "Captain J.J. Sanders and Ranger Abuse of Power on the Texas-Mexico Border, 1910-1920," written by Anzaldua for a history class, concerns the incidence of abuse of Mexican and Mexican-American citizens along the border by Texas Rangers.

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Anzaldua, Alfred B.

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Texas Rangers

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...

Sanders, J.

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