Anti-African supremacist rhetoric was amplified through missionary channels
Evidence
His bigoted thesis is reflected in the pronouncements of Christian missionaries working in Africa, among them Albert Schweitzer (in Achebe, 1988, p. 48) who patronizingly argues that “[t]he African is indeed my brother, but my junior brother who with constant guidance and tutelage will grow up one day to be like the big brother in Europe” and Charles Helm (in Zinyemba, 1986, p. 17), a London Missionary Society minister who, having failed to win any converts among the Ndebele in Zimbabwe, would describe them as “a people living in beastly degradation … [with] everything in their political economy directly opposed to the will of God.” — Tavengwa Gwekwerere, Davie E. Mutasa, and Kudakwashe Chitofiri, Settlers, Rhodesians, and Supremacists, 40
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Enlightenment racial views shaped missionary evangelization strategy in Africa — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 136; Catholic missionary ideology itself framed Africans as brute animals needing civilizing — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 675; A well-meaning missionary’s work can unintentionally serve colonial oppression — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 450 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Catholic missionary ideology itself framed Africans as brute animals needing civilizing
#exemplifies(0.85) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 675 - Enlightenment racial views shaped missionary evangelization strategy in Africa
#expands(0.80) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 136 - A well-meaning missionary’s work can unintentionally serve colonial oppression
#complicates(0.75) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 450