It is with the peoples of Africa, then, that our inquiry is concerned. It is they who carry the "Black man's burden. They have n
ot withered away before the white man's occupation.... In hewing out for himself a fixed abode in Africa, the white man has massacred the African in heaps. The African has survived, and it is well for the white settlers that he has. "The Black Man's Burden" by E. D. Morel What was most likely the author's motivation for publishing the ideas expressed in this passage? A. To demonstrate that colonized peoples do not require help from European imperial powers B. To praise imperialist powers for bringing money and advanced technology to their colonies C. To undermine claims that imperialism was harmful to colonized societies in Africa D. To encourage more African Americans to participate in imperialist missions in Africa.
Option A. The most likely motivation for the poem here is to demonstrate that colonized peoples do not require help from European imperial powers.
<h3>What is the message of the white man's burden?</h3>
The message that is contained in the poem is to highlight the evil and the suffering that the white man brought to the blacks when they invaded their lands.
He referred to the black man as a survivor that has taken all that was thrown at him and still stood strong.
