DuBois, Fanon, Cabral is an examination of the overlap of culture, class, and political leadership in the Africana liberation struggle. Focusing on the writings and activism of W.E.B. DuBois, Frantz Fanon, and Amilcar Cabral, this book explores the three theorists' articulation of the relationship between acculturation and mass popular leadership among colonized elites in the African diaspora.
Dedication viiAcknowledgements ixFor the Sake of Theory: An Introduction to DuBois, Fanon and Cabral: The Margins of Colonized Elite Leadership 1The Sword and the Primer: Readin', Writin' and Colonizin' 13Triumph of the Tragic Elite: Anti-Colonial Leadership and DuBois' Talented Tenth 35Blue Notes from the Underground: Vox Populi and the Self-Critical Elite 63From Greedy Little Caste to National Middle Class: Fanon's Politics of the Middle Man 91Returning to the African Core: Cabral and the Erasure of the Colonized Elite 115Diary of a Colonized Elite: Conclusion to DuBois, Fanon, Cabral: The Margins of Elite Anti-Colonial Leadership 139Bibliography 147Index 157