Educated blacks who adopt Western political thought are branded ingrates by their benefactors

Evidence

When a Negro talks of Marx, the first reaction is always the same: “We have brought you up to our level and now you turn against your benefactors. Ingrates! Obviously nothing can be expected of you.” And then too there is that bludgeon argument of the plantation-owner in Africa: Our enemy is the teacher. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 134 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Educated black people are accused of ingratitude toward their white benefactors — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 134; Colonially educated blacks are repudiated by both Europeans and their own race; Educated colonials who adopt radical thought are charged with ingratitude (+2 more)

Broader Connections