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.
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.
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