{"id":7071947,"date":"2026-10-01T22:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071947"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:12:27","slug":"priscila-dorella-on-brian-d-behnkens-brown-and-blue-mexican-americans-law-enforcement-and-civil-rights-in-the-southwest-1935-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7071947","title":{"rendered":"Priscila Dorella on Brian D. Behnken&#8217;s *Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights in the Southwest, 1935-2025*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t cross the border; the border crossed us.\u201d<br \/>\nAnonymous (Chicano Movement)<\/p>\n<p>Brian D. 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