Willie Lynch The Sad Truth 294 years ago Willie Lynch of the infamous "Willie Lynch Letter: The Making Of A Slave" read his manual to those who were present that day in the Virginia Colony. In his letter Lynch spoke about how if his procedure is used correctly then "It will control the slaves for at least 300 hundred years". As of right now the year is 2006 and the effects are still felt and it is not even 300 years‚ reading Willie Lynch’s letter you hear some African American/Black people
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Willie Lynch Letters The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave was a document that was presented by a white slave owner William Lynch on the bank of the James River in 1712. This document was written to establish how they can keep the African Slaves enslaved for at least 300 years. William Lynch had foolproof plan to keep the Africans in what we call today the “slave mentality”. His main goal was to turn the slaves against one another. Even today the powerful speech still enslaves black people
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Willie Lynch Letters: The Making of a Slave It’s amazing the words that Willie Lynch spoke about 300 years ago are still relevant today. In his speech he emphasized taking the differences between slaves and exploiting them. He used fear‚ distrust‚ and envy for control purposes. The slave owners knew the potential the slaves had however they possessed the missing ingredient which was mind control. If you can controls a slave mind by making them hate each other instead of loving each other you
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ADULATION‚ RESPECT OR ADMIRATION.” – Willie Lynch William “Willie” Lynch is a British slave owner in the West Indies‚ who came to the United States to advise American slave owners on how to keep their slaves restrained. Lynching or Lynch law is actually attributed to him since it derives from his last name. Lynching initially referred to the hanging of the black man. His main purpose in life is to teach white society how to convert a man into a slave. Willie Lynch’s theory is classified by
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The Willie Lynch Letter gives modern day people insight on how the slave masters took control of the minds of the slaves they had and used this to their advantage. Even though Willie Lynch had slaves in the West Indies his ways were used throughout the Americas where slaves were held‚ and it worked. The effect of these letters are still evident in the African- American community today. There are strain relationship between black people with different complexions‚ hair textures‚ and many other aspects
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Black Humanities Willie Lynch As I researched whether or not the Willie Lynch letter is valid‚ I have concluded that it is invalid for a few reasons and I found supporting documentation to prove my view. Unfortunately‚ I don’t think the letter is valid but the ideas and content within the letter are valid and the legacy of slaves‚ slave trade‚ and slave mistreatment are real. According to freemaninstitute.com‚ no evidence of there being such a person named Willie Lynch has ever been discovered
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HUM 106 6 March 2014 Willie Lynch Letter Position Paper William Lynch made a letter in 1712 of how to break down Negros/blacks and how to make a slave. In my opinion‚ despite the fact that William Lynch composed the Willie lynch Letter in 1712; us as blacks/Negros still accompany the letter without knowing. First and foremost‚ William said assuming that they take after those steps legitimately it would be mostly effective for 300 years. Furthermore‚ it said in the event that they accompany the
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Breaking the Curse: the Willie Lynch Legacy William (Willie) Lynch was a British slave owner from the West Indies. He came to Virginia in the year of 1712. His reasons were to teach slave owners his methods of how to control their slaves‚ and on the banks of the James River‚ he did so. He taught them a method of keeping the body and taking the mind. He told the slave owners that they were to cause the young men‚ old men‚ and females to distrust each other. However‚ they were to make
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Willie Lynch Syndrome: Its effect on the African American community‚ past and present. Reasonably account of the treatment of a race of people or hoax? Is this a reason for reparations? Ricky Mitchell COM/156 August 5‚ 2012 Michael Parris Abstract The Willie Lynch Letter is a document that allegedly is a speech given by a white slave owner from the West Indies‚ on the bank of the James River in Virginia‚ 1712. It has been said that it was instructions to the current day slave owners on
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versus “dark skin” peaceful feud. Existentialism is the cause because “light skin” versus “dark skin” emerged from Willie Lynch. Willie Lynch contemplated different ways to destroy the bond between the African people. The solidarity between the slaves prompted rebellions. They murdered their masters and frequently fled away from the bondage of slavery. Considering this‚ Willie Lynch devised a theory that would control the slaves with mental manipulation for a long time. Lynch’s theory comprised of:
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