Willie Lynch's method of “breaking” slaves, essentially means breaking them down mentally and emotionally, but not physically. If you break your slave down physically, you risk losing a good worker or a good breeder. The method of pinning slaves against each other is another technique used by many masters, and I'd argue that this is one of the most effective methods introduced. Pinning slaves against each other creates the distrust Lynch was talking about. Of course, he also meant distrust between black and white people, but distrust among slaves creates a divide needed to control them. It also puts slaves in competition. Light skin slaves, often house slaves, might believe they are better than darker skinned slaves (field slaves) simply because
