It is probable that many, even most, of the rape accusations in the Jim Crow South were untrue. However, it is illogical to assume, as the article does, that every single one was false.
The article also glides carefully past the statistics from today showing that black rape of white women is far, far more common than white men raping black women, a crime that almost doesn’t exist.
From the article: The truth, however, is that his fear—of black power and of black sexuality—belongs to America as much as it does the South.
This "author" must wake up every morning and think it's the 1930's...
The reality is in the 21 st century black males do rape white women, by the 10's of thousands. The FBI stats will back that number up..
I'm sure a certain percentage of the allegations are to cover up a pregnancy, an adultery or fornication, but the vast majority are simply a crime of rape...