Meaning Of The Word White man's burden

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White man's burden in American English
the alleged duty of the White race to care for subject peoples of other races in its colonial possessions

White man's burden in British English
the alleged duty of the white peoples to bring their civilization to other peoples regarded as backward
noun: the supposed duty of White people to bring education and Western culture to the inhabitants of their colonies

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