white man's burden
white man's burden
nounDefinition of WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
: the alleged duty of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the less developed nonwhite peoples
Origin of WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
“The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling
First Known Use: 1900
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