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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon: On National Consciousness and National Culture

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What Is Quote Unquote African Culture?

Fanon's Negrotude movement sought to counter the claims of colonial white supremacy. In simplified terms, it was a response to the inherent anti blackness of colonialism by asserting pan African blackness. Fanon is charting out and arguing for the necessity of a national culture which will require the jettisoning not of black solidarity but of the concept of a homogenized black culture in history.

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