In the document "lynching In The South" by Brooker T. Washington, he explains the injustice between the whites and the negros. Brooker T. Washington develops and supports his argument by explaining the injustice of killing the negros. For example in his document he said that " Within the last fortnight three members of my race have been burned at the stake; of these one was a women". The authors purpose is to inform the reader the way the negros were treated in order to awake the public of the injustice of killing the negros. The intended audience is for the governers and the legal authority.