On Phil Donahue’s show last month, Nelson Mandela’s wife, Winnie, denied having endorsed “necklacing.” Accuracy in Media (AIM) has produced a short videotape, “Winnie Mandela’s Secret.” This shows her telling a cheering crowd, “With our necklaces, we will liberate this country.” It also shows that “necklacing” is: lynching moderate blacks by burning them to death by draping a tire filled with gasoline around their necks and igniting it.

This is a powerful video, and everyone should see it. It should be aired on TV, and AIM has started a fund to buy the time. Contributors of $10 or more to this fund can get a copy of this important video free. Write to AIM, 1275 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, or call 202-371-6710. G.M. Yatsevitch Camden