Talk:Négritude
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Wondering about the correctness of the following passage:
"The term "Negritude," a common 19th century term, referring to "blackness," was also used by American Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and early abolitionist, to describe a hypothetical hereditary disease which he believed to be the cause of "blackness". [1]"
It was my impression that the Negritude poets coined the term. I could be wrong about this of course. Perhaps the word was in effect coined twice, without the poets having knowledge of Rush's usage? Anyone know?
No, I do not know, although I was always told the same as you. This article is however laden with historical errors and fallacies, obviously written by a non-francophone (worse yet, non-african, even perhaps un-african) whose understanding of this concept and its origins is very limited and erroneous indeed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.72.93.5 (talk) 21:44, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
