Willie Lynch Letter is a Hoax - Totally Fake

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The endless quest for a racial supervillain Willie Lynch, that persistent and vexatious fiction, is back in the news, this time under the journalistic auspices of MSNBC, whose African-American news site, the Grio, yesterday published an article lamenting the “‘Willie Lynch’ propaganda that has held us down for eons.” The headline accuses certain black activists who reject feminism and transsexualism of “rehash[ing] the Willie Lynch mentality.”

Willie Lynch, as I have been documenting for some years, is a hoax, but a very popular hoax. A letter purporting to be from 18th century slavery consultant Willie Lynch instructs whites in the art of dividing blacks against each other – man vs. woman, light-skinned vs. dark-skinned, etc. – for the purpose of preventing their cooperating to throw off the masters’ yoke. The letter is an obvious fabrication – its language is plainly from the latter half of the 20th century — but it is routinely cited, particularly in the black press, as though it were an authoritative account of the ways in which whites scheme to keep blacks down.

College professors report that students reference it regularly as though it were undisputed fact.


Displaying the usual low journalistic standards associated with MSNBC properties, the article contains a deeply misleading and ungrammatical author’s note: “Despite becoming an urban legend of sorts – the accounts of Willie Lynch contain historical inaccuracies that have led some historians to believe the documents containing his speech are a hoax.” Naturally, the verdict is “fake but true,” the now-familiar refrain: “The Willie Lynch story still illustrates a greater truth about ‘divide and concur [sic].’” The Willie Lynch letter is not an urban legend; it is a fabrication; there are no “accounts of Willie Lynch” at all beyond the obvious forgery; there are not “some historians” who believe it to be a hoax – rather, there are no historians who believe that it is not a hoax. Fake but true, heavy on the fake.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...n-d-williamson

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12 Reasons to Stop Promoting the Fake“Willie Lynch” Speech

~ Prof. Manu Ampim

It is well-documented that slavery was a brutal anti-Black institution organized by Euro-Americans, and thus there is no reason to add silly myths to this fact. However, many people are lazy and do not want to researchand read important works on slavery, but rather they want a Ripley’s Believe It or Not version of history tosummarize the entire 400 year experience of Black people in 1 page! Even the alleged forger of the Willie Lynch “document” (see #2 below) has stated that the speech “will not show you how to control a population,you have to go deeper” than this

1. No one has ever found the location of the *original copy* of the “Willie Lynch speech.” Likewise, in thelonger version of the fake Lynch speech Frederick Douglass’ name is mentioned as the author, but the 20thcentury fabricator never considered the fact that the Douglass Papers are in the Library of Congress(Washington, DC), and there is no such document related to “Willie Lynch” in these files. This can be verifiedby either visiting the Library of Congress or searching the files online (www.loc.gov). As I documented in PartI, the fake Lynch “document” first appeared in an online database in 1993. The person who gave the“document” to the librarian who posted it online at the University of Missouri at St. Louis asked to remainanonymous. Authentic documents do not just magically appear in a cloud of secrecy.

2. Since writing the first two Willie Lynch essays, the man who claims to have created the first version of thefake Willie Lynch “speech” contacted this author to confess his actions. The forger wrote a confessionletter to this author to indicate that he fabricated the “speech” in 1979, and that he willingly, butreluctantly, admitted his actions to me because I pinpointed the profile of the person who wrote themodern speech. In Part I, I stated the following, “It is clear that the ‘Willie Lynch Speech’ is a late 20thcentury invention because of the numerous reasons outlined in this essay. I would advance that the likelycandidate for such a superficial speech is an African American male in the 20s-30s age range, who probablyminored in Black Studies in college. He had a limited knowledge of 18th century America, but unfortunatelyhe fooled many uncritical Black people.” When the forger read my above comments while he was surfing thenet, he indicated that he simply said, “Damn, the brother got me!” because of my accurate description.In my next communication, I will give the full details of the forger’s identity and his confession statement, buthe asked that I not reveal his name until he finishes his next book. I will respect his request and give him ashort amount of time before presenting all of the details of this entire story. Suffice it to say that the allegedforger is an established African American member of a noted university, he has a Ph.D. in psychology andspecializes in brainwashing, and he is a long-time member of a Black psychological group.

3. There has been complete silence from all of the noted historians, anti-slavery abolitionists, and pro-slaveryadvocates alike regarding the “slave consultant” Willie Lynch or his alleged 1712 speech. There is not a 2single mention of this alleged consultant or his influential “speech.” (Many Willie Lynch followers incorrectlystate that it was a “letter” that he wrote, instead of a speech given).

4. There are many who know (and admit) that the “speech” is fake but they want to “wake up” Black people.In other words, they consciously lie to Black people when it is convenient. What else are these peoplewilling to lie to us about if it serves their interest? Besides, the racism (white supremacy) and lack ofresponse in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the flooding of New Orleans is the biggest “wake up”call that any of us have seen in the 21st century. Never before have we witnessed an entire urban Black population permanently dislocated from a modern U.S. city.

Black people have had many real life wake-up calls in America and the Willie Lynch supporters can take their pick of the shocking real life historical speeches, documents, and events that have “waken up “ the Black community.

They could choose from this list if they are short on historical facts:

David Walker, Appeal tothe Coloured Citizens of the World (1829); Henry Highland Garnet, “An Address to the Slaves of the UnitedStates” (1843); William Wells Brown, “Slavery As it Is” (1847); Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the4th of July” (1852); Paul Finkleman, Defending Slavery: Proslavery Thought in the Old South (A Brief Historywith Documents), 2003; James Allen, Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America (2000); FrancesCress Welsing, The Cress Theory of Color Confrontation and Racism /White Supremacy ( 1989); Cheikh AntaDiop’s “Two Cradle Theory” in The Cultural Unity of Black Africa (2000); Michael Bradley, Iceman Inheritance(1991); the assassination of Black leaders in the 1960s; and the 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King.

More:

http://manuampim.com/lynch_hoax3.pdf

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[RichD]

Dr. Kwabena Ashanti dropped the bomb as I prepared to sign books at the Beyu Café in Downtown Durham.

“I’m the author of the Willie Lynch Letter, “he said as I waited for a crowd to line up for me to sign my new novel.”

It was the biggest news of the year, I thought as I begged him to tell me the rest of the story. Ashanti, who lives in Durham, NC, is the mastermind of the biggest hoax since the claim that Microsoft had purchased the Roman Catholic Church.

The Willie Lynch Letter is mentioned in the movie The Great Debaters. The notions of the letter became popular after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan quoted parts of it during his speech at the Million Man March in 1995. Farrakhan later used the letter to support his claim that slave owners used the letter to control slaves.

The letter purported to be a verbatim account of a speech delivered by Willie Lynch to an audience gathered on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding the management of slaves. Lynch, a slave owner, tells other slave masters that he had discovered the secret to controlling black slaves by setting them against one another.

Ashanti claims that he wrote the letter in 1970 as a way to present his theory related to the current division inherent in the black community. The document was assumed to be an authentic account of slavery during the 18^th century, and was used by members of the academy, ministers and activist to draw attention to the ongoing implications of slavery.

The letter advises slave owners to take advantage of the differences among the slaves – dark skin versus light skin, straight hair versus nappy hair, house slave versus filed slaves. The philosophy of the letter fit already existing assumptions within the black community. The letter gave credibility to the notion that deep division within the black community is a carryover from enslavement.

Malcolm X used the same thought process in his speech Message to the Grassroots. Malcolm spoke about the two types of enslaved blacks: “the “house Negro” and the field Negro”. The house Negro lived in his owner’s house, dressed well, and ate well. He loved his owner as much as the owner loved himself, and he identified with his owner. If the owner got sick, the house Negro would ask, “Are we sick?” If someone suggested to the house Negro that he escape slavery, he would refuse to go, asking where he could possibly have a better life than the one he had.

Malcolm X described the field Negro, who he said were the majority of slaves on a plantation. The field Negro lived in a shack, wore raggedy clothes, and ate chittlins. He hated his owner. If the owner's house caught fire, the field Negro prayed for wind. If the owner got sick, the field Negro prayed for him to die. If somebody suggested to the field Negro that he escape, he would leave in an instant.

Malcolm X said that there are still house Negroes and field Negroes. The modern house Negro, he said, was always interested in living or working among white people and bragging about being the only black in his neighborhood or on his job. Malcolm X said the Black masses were modern field Negroes and described himself as a field Negro.

The Speech to the Grassroots has been used to define and celebrate authentic black identity. It led to the usage of the label “Uncle Tom”. Malcolm’s words were rendered within the context of a revival to define blackness in a way that repudiated thoughts and actions that mirrored a celebration of white identity.

Ashanti has authored at least ten books that focus on the importance of an Afrocentric culture and the education of African beliefs. His book Psychotechnology of Brainwashing examines what he calls the system of White Supremacy’s niggerization process. He concludes that all areas of our society conditions black people to fear and seek acceptance from White people, while degrading black lives. His work seeks to reverse that process.

A librarian at the University of Missouri-St, Louis, posted the Willie Lynch Letter on the library’s Gopher server in 1993. The librarian later revealed that she obtained the document from the publisher of the St. Louis Black Pages, a local newspaper. Although she was convinced the letter was a forgery, she elected to leave it on the Gopher server because she believed that “even as an inauthentic document, it says something about the former and current state of African America.”

Roy Rosenzweig and William Jelani Cobb, two respected historians, have been on record that the letter is hoax before Ashanti’s confession. The opinion of the academic community has not tainted the relevancy of the letter in the eyes of many. Like the librarian at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the assumptions of Ashanti’s hoax are real enough to transcend his hoax into the realm of truth.

The questions related to Ashanti’s game are many. What does it mean when you formulate a philosophy based on assumptions that are not validated by true scholarship? What are the dangers connected to teachings lessons tied to historical pain devoid of a clear connection between the past and the present.

It can be assumed that Ashanti’s hoax is relevant to the discussion involving the psychology of black people. We could assert a high level of continued brainwashing and niggerization. All of that may be true, but can we make that claim simply because it feels that way?

With that being said, what are the consequences of embracing any theory based on thoughts created by the person who uses the hoax to justify their claims?

Sounds like brainwashing to me, but it could be argued that I’m brainwashed.

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So we have 4 different sources saying the same thing.

Me wondah wha blu a go say bout dis.

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Never thought I would see the day that RichD and I would agree on anything against blu.

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So we have 4 different sources saying the same thing.

Me wondah wha blu a go say bout dis.

mi neva sed itt was real. weddar itt real ar natt iss irrevalent

still da willie lynch is significant cah it teaches importtant lessons juss like de bible

so tropi da bible is awlso a hoax cah a lot aff people woo dem sed wrote de never didd.

yuh kno a latt aff sources sey so

sometime it tekk a hoax fe replace a hoax



so tropi mi tarted a tredd in faith and religion weddar da bible is a hoax tooo

[blugiant]

Dr. Kwabena Ashanti dropped the bomb as I prepared to sign books at the Beyu Café in Downtown Durham.

“I’m the author of the Willie Lynch Letter, “he said as I waited for a crowd to line up for me to sign my new novel.”

It was the biggest news of the year, I thought as I begged him to tell me the rest of the story. Ashanti, who lives in Durham, NC, is the mastermind of the biggest hoax since the claim that Microsoft had purchased the Roman Catholic Church.

The Willie Lynch Letter is mentioned in the movie The Great Debaters. The notions of the letter became popular after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan quoted parts of it during his speech at the Million Man March in 1995. Farrakhan later used the letter to support his claim that slave owners used the letter to control slaves.

The letter purported to be a verbatim account of a speech delivered by Willie Lynch to an audience gathered on the bank of the James River in Virginia in 1712 regarding the management of slaves. Lynch, a slave owner, tells other slave masters that he had discovered the secret to controlling black slaves by setting them against one another.

Ashanti claims that he wrote the letter in 1970 as a way to present his theory related to the current division inherent in the black community. The document was assumed to be an authentic account of slavery during the 18^th century, and was used by members of the academy, ministers and activist to draw attention to the ongoing implications of slavery.

The letter advises slave owners to take advantage of the differences among the slaves – dark skin versus light skin, straight hair versus nappy hair, house slave versus filed slaves. The philosophy of the letter fit already existing assumptions within the black community. The letter gave credibility to the notion that deep division within the black community is a carryover from enslavement.

Malcolm X used the same thought process in his speech Message to the Grassroots. Malcolm spoke about the two types of enslaved blacks: “the “house Negro” and the field Negro”. The house Negro lived in his owner’s house, dressed well, and ate well. He loved his owner as much as the owner loved himself, and he identified with his owner. If the owner got sick, the house Negro would ask, “Are we sick?” If someone suggested to the house Negro that he escape slavery, he would refuse to go, asking where he could possibly have a better life than the one he had.

Malcolm X described the field Negro, who he said were the majority of slaves on a plantation. The field Negro lived in a shack, wore raggedy clothes, and ate chittlins. He hated his owner. If the owner's house caught fire, the field Negro prayed for wind. If the owner got sick, the field Negro prayed for him to die. If somebody suggested to the field Negro that he escape, he would leave in an instant.

Malcolm X said that there are still house Negroes and field Negroes. The modern house Negro, he said, was always interested in living or working among white people and bragging about being the only black in his neighborhood or on his job. Malcolm X said the Black masses were modern field Negroes and described himself as a field Negro.

The Speech to the Grassroots has been used to define and celebrate authentic black identity. It led to the usage of the label “Uncle Tom”. Malcolm’s words were rendered within the context of a revival to define blackness in a way that repudiated thoughts and actions that mirrored a celebration of white identity.

Ashanti has authored at least ten books that focus on the importance of an Afrocentric culture and the education of African beliefs. His book Psychotechnology of Brainwashing examines what he calls the system of White Supremacy’s niggerization process. He concludes that all areas of our society conditions black people to fear and seek acceptance from White people, while degrading black lives. His work seeks to reverse that process.

A librarian at the University of Missouri-St, Louis, posted the Willie Lynch Letter on the library’s Gopher server in 1993. The librarian later revealed that she obtained the document from the publisher of the St. Louis Black Pages, a local newspaper. Although she was convinced the letter was a forgery, she elected to leave it on the Gopher server because she believed that “even as an inauthentic document, it says something about the former and current state of African America.”

Roy Rosenzweig and William Jelani Cobb, two respected historians, have been on record that the letter is hoax before Ashanti’s confession. The opinion of the academic community has not tainted the relevancy of the letter in the eyes of many. Like the librarian at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the assumptions of Ashanti’s hoax are real enough to transcend his hoax into the realm of truth.

The questions related to Ashanti’s game are many. What does it mean when you formulate a philosophy based on assumptions that are not validated by true scholarship? What are the dangers connected to teachings lessons tied to historical pain devoid of a clear connection between the past and the present.

It can be assumed that Ashanti’s hoax is relevant to the discussion involving the psychology of black people. We could assert a high level of continued brainwashing and niggerization. All of that may be true, but can we make that claim simply because it feels that way?

With that being said, what are the consequences of embracing any theory based on thoughts created by the person who uses the hoax to justify their claims?

Sounds like brainwashing to me, but it could be argued that I’m brainwashed.

da ting richd is brainwashing have itt negative ann positive application. itt bout oww ann da purpose itt used

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mi neva sed itt was real. weddar itt real ar natt iss irrevalent

Faker: You know why don't you just have the cajones to admit you were wrong and you got outed. The way you quote Willie Lynch there is NO WAY you didn't believe it was true.

still da willie lynch is significant cah it teaches importtant lessons juss like de bible

so tropi da bible is awlso a hoax cah a lot aff people woo dem sed wrote de never didd.

yuh kno a latt aff sources sey so

sometime it tekk a hoax fe replace a hoax



so tropi mi tarted a tredd in faith and religion weddar da bible is a hoax tooo

The Bible is not a hoax...end of discussion.

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Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...n-d-williamson

No its not a Hoax
It is a Faction or even an allegory.....
Perchance but not likely a Parable....
For the religious, Jesus often used parables to teach great historical spiritual and emotional truths, they were not hoaxes and are still not considered as such. Rather as great teaching tools whose morals and spirituals lessons must be search out and understood. It's relevance and implication judiciously applied to today's circumstances.

I agree with the statement -

“The Willie Lynch story still illustrates a greater truth

And so I do not consider it a hoax but a Faction. In ancient times it would be called a Tale or Fable but those terms/words have fell into disrepute and are often ridiculed as infantile.

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Whatever...semantics. The bottom line is that blu is constantly quoting from it and trying to pass it off as fact...something written during slavery by Willie Lynch. That is highly misleading so I have now outed him.

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Whatever...semantics. The bottom line is that blu is constantly quoting from it and trying to pass it off as fact...something written during slavery by Willie Lynch. That is highly misleading so I have now outed him.

tropi read ann ovatand dat argument raised cah yuh can use itt fe defend y da bible iss natt ahoax.

addarwise, using fe yuh argument dat yuh poas bout hoax can be applied to da bible.

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Faker: You know why don't you just have the cajones to admit you were wrong and you got outed. The way you quote Willie Lynch there is NO WAY you didn't believe it was true.



The Bible is not a hoax...end of discussion.

actuallee mii read numerous article includinn some poas pon yah beefore qwestioninn da validitee aff da willie lynch letters.

mi still beeleevee da willie lynch letters ar valid ann sound analysis regardless aff woo write itt

tropi usinn da arguments dat yuh poas iff applied to da bible wood lead yuh to cancludinn da bible is a hoax

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You are not going to bait me about the Bible...nice try.

[Tropicana]

Blu, come talk to me in religion about sexual sin and in relationships about dysfunctional family fallout and Jamaican men who need to get over themselves.