: History also shows darker forms of vigilantism used to enforce social hierarchies, such as the slave patrols of the Antebellum South or the American Protective League during World War I, which targeted those suspected of being "insufficiently loyal" to the nation. The Psychology of the Vigilante
: Before the term "vigilante" was in common use, movements like the North Carolina Regulators in the 1760s rose up against perceived corruption in the colonial government. Vigilante
Psychologists identify both individual and contextual drivers for vigilantism. Montana's vigilante obsession obscures the truth : History also shows darker forms of vigilantism