[Editor's note: The following text used in the major speech delivered by Min. Louis Farrakhan is taken from a speech delivered to slave owners in 1712 by slave owner Willie Lynch, concerning how to keep their slaves divided.]

Gentlemen: "...In my bag here, I have a fool-proof method for controlling your Black slaves. I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly it will control the slaves for at least 300 years. My method is simple, any member of your family or any overseer can use it. "I have outlined a number of differences among the slaves, and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust and envy for control purposes. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies, and it will throughout the South. Take this simple little list of differences and think about them. On the top of my list is "Age," but it is there only because it starts with an "A"; the second is "Color" or shade; there is intelligence, size of plantations, attitude of owners, whether the slaves live in the valley, on a hill, East, West, North, South, have fine or coarse hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences, I shall give you and outline of action - but before that, I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust, and envy is stronger than adulation, respect or admiration. "The Black Slave, after receiving this indoctrination, shall carry on and will become self refueling and self-generating for hundreds of years, maybe even thousands. "Don't forget, you must pitch the old Black vs. the young Black males, and the young Black male against the old Black male. You must use the dark slaves vs. the light skin slaves, and the light skin slave vs. the dark skin slaves. You must use the female vs. the male, and the male vs. the female. You must also have your servants and overseers distrust all Blacks, but it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us. "Gentlemen, these kits are your keys to control, use them. Have your wives and children use them. Never miss (an) opportunity. My plan is guaranteed, and the good thing about this plan is that if used intensely for one year, the slaves will remain perpetually distrustful."