of slaves was a central
             concern for plantation masters and slave patrollers. The desire to
             regulate and subjugate the behavior of newly manumitted slaves was the
             primary impetus for creating new legal rules against vagrancy and
             loitering in the post-antebellum South. â€. For the better part of our
             history, race has been a central determinant in the definition,
             construction, and regulation of public spaces. (Bass 156) And
             "concerns over police practices disproportionately targeting or
             affecting minorities are older than the Republic." (Trende 331)
             Despite this long history the practice of profiling others according
             to race and class or social groups has only recently become a debated and
             contentious issue. There are a number of factors that have contributed to
             this. The most important factor that has produced this focus and emphasis
             on police profiling is the development of the drug courier profile. This
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