Project Gutenberg 2010-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 138 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Black Man's Burden Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Black Man's Burden" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story unfolds in a future Africa grappling with the remnants of colonialism and the burgeoning potential for pan-African unity and industrialization. The narrative appears to focus on a group of itinerant smiths, led by Omar ben Crawf, who bring advanced technology and progressive ideas to the traditionally nomadic Tuareg, challenging their deeply entrenched beliefs about work, slavery, and tribal identity. The opening of the novella introduces a caravan approaching the camp of the Taitoq Tuareg, led by Moussa-ag-Amastan. The Tuareg initially perceive the advanced vehicles of the newcomers as magical or malevolent djinn. The voice of the smiths, however, reframes their existence as an opportunity for progress, advocating for work over traditional values of warrior life. This clash of cultures sets the tone for broader discussions on technology, equality, and the future of African identity throughout the text, as characters grapple with their place in a rapidly changing world filled with new ideas and a push for collective empowerment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Africa -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 269521 269543 2024-09-13T14:14:12.528747 2023-09-14T08:11:38.433148 text/html text/html 268685 2010-05-15T14:54:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 279456 2010-05-15T14:54:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 338288 2024-09-13T14:14:18.399701 application/epub+zip 341027 2024-09-13T14:14:14.119721 application/epub+zip 155854 2024-09-13T14:14:13.152702 application/epub+zip 495181 2024-09-13T14:14:21.621658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481197 2024-09-13T14:14:17.739671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297056 2022-09-15T04:28:50.081960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255248 255153 2024-09-13T14:14:11.647702 2023-09-14T08:11:37.793148 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 255075 2010-05-15T14:54:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97248 2010-05-15T14:54:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255068 2010-05-15T14:54:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97209 2010-05-15T14:54:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21337 2024-09-13T14:14:21.774670 application/rdf+xml 15160 2024-09-13T14:14:13.509724 image/jpeg 3883 2024-09-13T14:14:13.329733 image/jpeg 334244 2024-09-13T14:14:12.569690 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia