Looking back to the future

The knowledge of who we are must first be proceeded by the understanding of who we were in line with where we came from, followed by the vision of who we will be by way of where we are going.

I have not long ago learned of the infamous and getting more so, Willie Lynch Letter and found it quite interesting. As a christian I have come to the realization that there are not coincidences and as I read the letter as a black woman I could not help but see the stark similarities between what was written and the culture prevavlent in the West Indies. Who was Willie Lynch everyone asks, and when did he write and deliver such a speech that cannot seem to be found anywhere in history? Whether or not there was an actual West Indian plantation owner by that name or not, who actually lived in the 1700s or 1800s or 1900s for that matter or whether the letter is the compilation of a African-American who majored or minored in American history to me does not seem to be the most important aspect; what is important is the fact that fundamental points of this letter is true both in the West Indies and America. In getting so carried away by the existance or non-existance of the man we miss the point that though there may not have been an actual "Making of a slave Handbook" the results of this non-existant handbook or plan can still be seen today.

To see the issues brought to the fore by this letter as a blame game or even an escuse to hide behind is, to continue to be the victim of slavery and the rules of the making of a slave as explained by the author of the letter be it Willie Lynch or John Doe.
What this writing illuminates is the destruction of a race, a sex and a people by not another race but by the devil himself. No human being could have master-minded any plan that could have been that successful for that long and no matter who the critic is, the cripled mentality of the black man is no myth or conspiracy theory, it is a fact. What it all comes down to is this; the devil devised a plan that would strike where he knew he was strongest; in the mind and he simple saw an opportunity which man provided him with by our need to suppress one another in order to succeed.

To return to my opening statement we must look at knowledge of where have been as a means to change where are going but we could not change what we did not know. Now that we have the knowledge of the mental conditions and breaking of slavery we can do what need to be done; change our mentality by renewing our minds.

To Be continued........