Social Darwinism in Imperialist Advertisements of the late

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Social Darwinism in Imperialist Advertisements of the late 19 th c.

Social Darwinism in Imperialist Advertisements of the late 19 th c.

White Man’s Burden • 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling in support of U. S.

White Man’s Burden • 1899 poem by Rudyard Kipling in support of U. S. annexation of the Philippines causes a tremendous national stir • Controversy surrounding the poem reflects divide between imperialists and antiimperialists at home

Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden, ” Mc. Clure’s Magazine, 1899 Take up the

Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden, ” Mc. Clure’s Magazine, 1899 Take up the White Man's burden-Send forth the best ye breed-Go, bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. Take up the White Man's burden-In patience to abide, To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple, An hundred times made plain, To seek another's profit And work another's gain… Take up the White Man's burden! Have done with childish days-The lightly-proffered laurel, The easy ungrudged praise: Comes now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years, Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom, The judgment of your peers.

Bruce Grit in The Colored American (Wash, D. C. ), Feb. 25, 1899 Why

Bruce Grit in The Colored American (Wash, D. C. ), Feb. 25, 1899 Why talk of the white man's burden; What burdens hath he borne That have not been shared by the black man From the day creation dawned? Why talk of the white man's burden, Why boast of the white man's power When the black man's load is heavier, And increasing every hour? Why taunt us with our weakness, Why boast of your brutal strength; Know ye not that the children of meekness Shall inherit the earth -- at length? "Take up the white man's burden!" What burdens doth he bear, That have not been borne with courage By brave men everywhere? Then why the white man's burden? What more doth he bear than we -The victims of his power and greed From the great lakes to the sea?

Anti-Imperialist Sentiment "You seem to have about finished your work of civilizing the Filipinos.

Anti-Imperialist Sentiment "You seem to have about finished your work of civilizing the Filipinos. About 8, 000 of them have been civilized and sent to Heaven. I hope you like it. ” Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and antiimperialist, 1899

Mark Twain, “To the Person Sitting in Darkness” • Twain an anti-imperialist • Opposed

Mark Twain, “To the Person Sitting in Darkness” • Twain an anti-imperialist • Opposed annexation of the Philippines • “To the Person Sitting in Darkness” is a satirical response to Kipling’s poem • How does Twain characterize the “darker” people? • How does he characterize U. S. motivations for annexing the Philippines?