Booker T. Washignton's Lynching In The South

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In Booker T. Washignton's public letter "Lynching In The South," he argues about the inhumane executions on his race without trial. He says "The customs of burning human beings has been so common as scarcely to excite or attract unusual attension. " Washington's purpose was to point out how cruel people were when they were executing and how they were used to it. He wanted a fair trial to the people that deserved it and wanted to save more lives. He also didn't also sound enraged because he wanted to be more civilized about it and wanted to convince the whites about the cruelty of executions.

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