A stiff, rigorously disciplined biography of Felix Eboue, the
Creole who became France's first black colonial governor
(Guadeloupe) and is the only man of his race recognized as a Hero
of France by virtue of his burial in the Pantheon. Unlike Frantz
Fanon (with whom he is frequently contrasted), Eboue resisted the
revolutionary impulse, relying instead on patience and stoicism to
achieve his ends, and ultimately toward the last years of his life
in the '40's he became a symbol of "assimilation. . . proof that a
black man could succeed in the French system." More than that, his
success inspired a generation of progressive American blacks,
particularly those in the NAACP, in their continuing fight against
racial discrimination and insult. No other full-length assessment
of Eboue is currently available in English, which automatically
gives Weinstein's study importance. Doubtless the audience will be
limited to black history specialists - and many of them will come
to scoff (Fanon's bitterness is more attractive these days); but
for those seeking a balanced biographical treatment of Eboue, this
has interest. (Kirkus Reviews)
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