Native assemblies were denied deliberative power reserved for the colonizer
Evidence
As in the past, however, no deliberative powers were to be granted any African assembly. The right to the final say in policy making had to be reserved to the colonizer, “in order to apply it in the direction of the moral and material improvement of the African populations.” — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 1348
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- DEFINE: Illustrates the core republican ‘civilizing mission’ logic: colonized peoples get consultation but never sovereignty.