The Racist history of Surveillance

Lantern Laws were used in the 1700's to draw attention the movement of people of color within NYC (and elsewhere), deputizing any white person to arrest, detain or at least question people in their movements. Current surveillance technology and laws are directly related.

Dark Matters - On the Surveillance of Blackness: https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/147/Dark-MattersOn-the-Surveillance-of-Blackness