This cartoon entitled "The burden of the white (?) Breed" criticizes the poem sharp. Inlanders suffer from the presence of Uncle Sam, John Bull and Emperor Wilhelm. As a back of a personification of France. From Life Magazine, March 1899.
The White Man's Burden is a poem by English poet and writer Rudyard Kipling. It was published in McClure's Magazine in 1899 and carried the subtitle The United States and the Philippine Islands. The United States was then involved in the Philippine-American War. Although the poem contains a mixed message about US emerging imperialism, it seems at first sight a call for the colonization of "less-bored" peoples by Western powers. American imperialists used the poem "white man's burden" as a justification for conquering new areas.
The controversial poem was originally intended for the Queen Victoria diamond anniversary celebrations, but for this purpose, Recessional's poem was later served. Kipling adjusted Burden so that it reflected American colonization in the Philippines. The poem consists of seven octaves and has a regular a-b-c-b rhyme schedule. The white man's burden has become an euphemism for racism, colonialism and imperialism today. Wikisource
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