Based on the use of language within, it is a complete hoax. Google it  
and you will see a plethora of hits, but within them are folks who  
have looked at the first use of phrases and words. When you use 20th  
century phrases in a purportedly 1712 document, it clearly shows  
hoaxing. The document as it is put together does not in any way  
resemble anything of an early 18th century origin. Even the purported  
speaker wasn't born until some 30 years after he allegedly gave the  
speech. Precocious is one thing, but not that far;)

Sounds like another sorry addition to the dubious conspiracy theories  
with which we are saddled.

At its basis, divide and conquer is the message. Big deal.

Lyle Browning


On Oct 17, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Karen E. Sutton wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> I teach Black History at a local college and one of my students told  
> me
> about the Willie Lynch letter.  I learned about it several years  
> ago, and  was
> told that it is a complete myth, and told her so.  She challenged me  
> as  to how I
> know it's not true, and I can't find a scholarly source, nor can  
> the  campus
> librarians.
>
> What do you know about the truth of the Willie Lynch letter?  Can  
> you  point
> me to a review or article in a scholarly history journal or other  
> journal
> regarding it?  When your students ask, what do you tell them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Karen E. Sutton
>
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