Stinks are a very interesting breed of lizard that come in all shapes and sizes.
The correct answer is benefactor
A wealthy benefactor is a person who donates money for a cause. They donate so much of it that we have them to thank for something that happens.
Black men are being victimized because of the accusation that they raped white women, but of this there is no history, it was a motive that was used to justify the lynching. That blacks were inferior to whites and therefore there was justification for this society as a whole to be overthrown. Also because they were becoming a primitive race.
The error is in the first sentence- “shine brightly” should be “shines brightly” because the subject is singular.