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    Black Man's Burden is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel by Mack Reynolds. Key subjects include Africa.

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    About Black Man's Burden

    "Black Man's Burden" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel published in 1962. In a near-future North Africa, sociologist Dr. Homer Crawford leads an all-black team posing as itinerant smiths, secretly spreading Western ideals of equality and liberty among nomadic tribes. They attribute their teachings to El Hassan, a fictional visionary leader. When the Reunited Nations orders Crawford to find this mysterious El Hassan, the mission forces him to confront dangerous betrayals, assassination attempts, and a troubling question: who should El Hassan truly be?
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    • Science fiction
    • Africa

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    Who wrote Black Man's Burden?

    Black Man's Burden was written by Mack Reynolds.

    What genre is Black Man's Burden?

    It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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