Fanonism

Fanonism is a political ideology inspired by Frantz Fanon (1925-1961), a physician from Martinique. It has Marxist, antiracist, and anticolonialist influences. It emphasizes the use of violence in the decolonization process. It is popular in Western university settings in the 21st century.

Fanon was born in Martinique and served with the Free French during World War II. In the 1950s he worked in Algeria, where he supported the independence movement and was involved with the FLN.

The Black Panthers, a political party established to help protect the rights of African-Americans, was heavily influenced by Fanon's ideas.^[1]

References

↑ "The Black Panthers Reconsidered". Against the Current. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2026-07-19. The Panthers also strongly embraced the theories of Franz Fanon, who saw violence as an intrinsic good rather than a necessary means and rejected the working class in favor of the lumpenproletariat as the agent of revolutionary social change.

[BlackPanthersReconsidered-1] "The Black Panthers Reconsidered". Against the Current. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2026-07-19. The Panthers also strongly embraced the theories of Franz Fanon, who saw violence as an intrinsic good rather than a necessary means and rejected the working class in favor of the lumpenproletariat as the agent of revolutionary social change.

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