Lynch Law

Wells Barnett in “Lynch Law” outlines the exigence issue of inequality in the United States between colored people, non-colored people and the issue of race. He outlines the cruel way that colored where treated and how they were lynched for no apparent reason. Wells does a fantastic job of outlining the common way (topoi) that people where thinking back in the 1890 and 1900’s. We see the idea that it was culturally acceptable to Lynch a colored person in some parts of the United States. Wells also uses a strong amount of Pathos to denounce the act of Lynching and to end the “Unwritten Law”. The use of pathos really helps the audience feels an emotional connection to the idea of Lynching and how wrong it is to Lynch someone.