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This is number 539 of 585 Primary Sources. « prev next » Related resources: Social Darwinism: Its Influence and Legacy Related topics: NCHS-6-2-B NCHS-6-4-B NCSS-1 NCSS-9 APUSH-17-B-3 APUSH-21-B		The White Man's Burden Primary source: Cartoon based on Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden," (1899). Caption: This cartoon, referring to Rudyard Kipling's poem of the same name, was published as the Spanish-American War ended and the insurrection in the Philippines against the Americans began. "Detroit Journal. The White Man's Burden," Literary Digest 18 (18 February 1899).

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