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Economic Effects

  • African americans still have a higher poverty rate.

Number in poverty and poverty by race.

1997: Black-26.5%

White-11%

2012:Black-27.2%

White:12.7%

1987: Black-32.4%

White-10.4%

2007: Black-24.5%

White-10.5%

The willie Lynch letter and how it has effected America.

Political Effects.

By: Victoria Harnack

Social Effects

  • It took a little under 300 years to have the 1st black president.
  • Black Panther party.
  • Team light skin/ Team dark skin.
  • Early / Mid 90's East coast/ West coast rap "beef".
  • In bigger city North, East, South, West disagreements.
  • Gangs.
  • More woman are working/ Single mothers.
  • More woman are independent.
  • Civil rights (Mlk, Malcolm X)

Willie's main points

Who is Willie Lynch?

What is the Willie Lynch letter?

  • A british slave owner in the west indies.
  • He was asked to come to up to America to teach his techniques for "controlling" slaves.
  • The term Lynching comes from his last name.
  • Willie lynch did not believe in killing slaves as punishment/ to intimidate other slaves.
  • Believed in turning slaves against each other. By taking their differences and making them bigger than what they really were. (Skin color, Age, size of plantation, Status on plantation, height, hair texture ect.)
  • Reverse the male and female role in the home.
  • Make slaves only trust slave master and NO ONE elce!
  • Is actually a speech that Mr.Lynch Gave to american slave masters in 1712 on the bank of the James river in Virginia.
  • The letter consisted of Willie Lynches ideas of how to have control of Slaves.
  • In the letter he said that if his methods were used correctly they would have effect on the slaves for any where from 300 to 1000 years.
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