The Willie Lynch Letter and The Makin..., Willie Lynch
The Willie Lynch Letter and The Makin..., Willie Lynch
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The Willie Lynch Letter and The Making of a Slave

Author: Willie Lynch

Narrator: Austin Vanfleet

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2020


Synopsis

The William Lynch letter is an address delivered by a certain William Lynch to an audience on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding control of slaves within the colony and across the South. The letter purports to be a verbatim account of a speech given by a slave owner, in which he tells other slave masters that he has discovered the "secret" to controlling black slaves by setting them against one another.Download this audio book to learn more about this historical account of how slavery was supposedly sustained for so many years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lola on August 07, 2012

I don't want to review this .... I review the results everyday in my African American brothers and sisters. Mandatory reading!......more

Goodreads review by Keesha Harris on March 18, 2014

Review This letter reminds me of how black people treat each other today...distrust, envy, and fear instead of loving and helping.......more

Goodreads review by James on March 17, 2014

Eye-opening, and I believe it is a letter that proved to impact the African American families for decades; but it has also impacted the minds of other ethnic groups playing a critical role to keep the pulse of this letter thriving in today's society. However, it clearly comes down to two races of pe......more

Goodreads review by Patti on March 24, 2015

I read bits and pieces of this before but finally read the entire letter and it was eye-opening. It is crazy how something written so many years ago, still defines the people today, whether we want to admit it or not. Reading this letter, I swear it seemed as if my heart started aching because you w......more

Goodreads review by Jason on February 08, 2021

What to say about this book. I’ve heard so much about it over the years, and since I’m developing the habit to purposely read more direct source material, I decided to finally read this. First—whether a true document or not—it might truly be the most disgusting read I’ve ever undertaken, and that inc......more