During the 18th and 19th centuries, the United States had imported and sold millions of Africans in the United States, forcing them into slave labor for virtually their entire lives. Although slavery did not end until midway into the 19th century, this failed to stop slaves who ran away, killed their masters, or purchased their freedom. Moreover, the effects from this period in U.S history still has an impact in today’s society. During the late 20th century, a letter from an alleged speech in the early 18th century surfaced claiming responsibility for the many methods and psychological trauma used in slavery. Although the letter is very attentive and thought-provoking, I believe the letter is false because of its use of words in that period of time, lack of information of the author, and lack of evidence to be used in a referential context. …show more content…
What sticks out to begin this letter is his last name. In the letter, it’s stated that the term “lynching” was derived from Willie Lynch. The use of lynching was used already as a form of justice to criminals. The term lynching was not formally used until the Reconstruction era (Mason). Moreover, William Jelani Cobb, professor of History at Spelman College stated, “there is no reference to the term lynching before 1768, more than a half-century after the date given in the