How does the story of William Offet contribute to the structure of the
passage?
How does the story of William Offet contribute to the structure of thepassage?
Answer: The story of William Offet added to the structure by showing that the reactions of White Southerners to Black men being accused of r*pe was not general and was motivated by racial hatred.
Who was William Offet
He was a Black man accused of r*ping a white woman.
He was arrested, taken to court, and sentenced to jail for 15 years.
He was later released when it was discovered that he was innocent.
This is in sharp contrast to situations in the South where Black men accused of r*pe are lynched and brutalized to death. White men on the other hand who were accused of r*ping Black women, were let off with a pat on the wrist.
The example of William Offet showed that Southern White reaction was racist.