The Truth About Lynching and the Negro in the South In Which the Author Pleads That the South Be Made Safe for the White Race

"The Truth About Lynching and the Negro in the South" by Winfield H. Collins, presents a contentious exploration of racial violence and social order in the American South after the Civil War. The story grapples with the brutal reality of lynching, particularly targeting Black individuals, during a period of intense racial tension and upheaval, and it attempts to provide context for the extrajudicial killings through the author’s lens on race relations and perceived social dynamics. Beginning with the historical origins of lynching as a form of punishment, it moves towards explaining how this practice morphed into savage acts of violence against the Black population, arguing that these events were tied to social, political, and moral deficiencies within the Black community. The central narrative appears to frame these instances of mob violence within a justification rooted of historical discourse in the culture, civilization, and society.