Carde recognized a ‘true elite’ of educated Africans and favored rural notables.

Evidence

Carde added, certain particularly talented individuals had increasingly taken advantage of these educational and administrative opportunities. They, together with the rural notables, formed a “true elite” who occupied a preeminent position in the social organism and whose aspirations were respected by the local administration. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 708

Categorization

• XREF: The two-tracked elite (educated urban individuals vs. rural chiefs) matches patterns in Things Fall Apart and later African postcolonial politics.