Beyond ‘The Wretched of the Earth’ How Frantz Fanon Influenced African Anti-colonial Movements

Frantz Fanon’s influence on the many anti-colonial struggles across Africa, as well as his contributions toward the Algerian fight for liberation cannot continue to be ignored or downplayed.

Frantz Fanon was one of the most important intellectual influences on African revolutionary movements against European imperialism and white-minority governments. His influence spanned the entire African diaspora, from his native Caribbean region and North America to Europe and Africa. A Marxist and pan-Africanist, Fanon’s influence on the various anti-colonial and liberation movements across Africa was considerable, spanning the entirety of his scholarship on the psychopathology of colonization, his diplomatic missions as an envoy of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) and his numerous relationships with African political figures like Patrice Lumumba, Roberto Holden, Felix Moumie and Tom M’boya...