Quick Facts

• Born on July 20 1925
• Vocal advocate for national liberation movements in: Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the State of Palestine
• Joined the Free French Forces at age 18
• Died on December 6 1961

Life and Work

Originally born in a French territory in the West Indies. Fanon was always sympathic to liberation causes around the world, fighting in the WWII on the side of the free french at just the age of 18 and eventually joining the nationalist movement in Algeria in the later part of his life. It was during the Algerian War that Fanon wrote "The Wretched of the Earth" which describes the process of decolonization and what that really needs to look like in order for it to be effective.

Selected Work by Author

The Wretched of the Earth (1961)

Selected Quote from the Work

"For a colonized people the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land: the land which will bring them bread and, above all, dignity."

Referenced Sources

Seminar Slideshow on Fanon

“Frantz Fanon.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Apr. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon.