Take up the White Man's burden —
Send forth the best ye breed —
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need.

Rudyard Kipling

The White Man's Burden

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Topic

Imperialism

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Source

The White Man's Burden

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

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Writer

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Asia Europe

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Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." The Times, 4 Feb. 1899, I. 1.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." Rudyard Kipling: Stories and Poems, edited by Daniel Karlin. Oxford University Press, 2015, I. 1.

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Separate but equal Jim Crow

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John Marshall Harlan
Source
Plessy v. Ferguson
Medium
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Genre
Dissenting opinion Legal writing
Language
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Time
1896 1890s 19th century
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Citation

Harlan, John Marshall. Dissenting Opinion. Plessy v. Ferguson. United States Reports, vol. 163, 18 May 1896, pp. 552-564. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/163/537/.