Churchill and Sartre on Colonialism Analytical Essay by Nicky

The paper looks at Ward Churchill's harsh critique of the American holocaust that refers to the massacre of 90% of the indigenous population and the subsequent segregation of the remainder. The paper also looks at Sartre's portrayal of the colonization of Northern Africa by France and the tensions between the Muslim majority and their minority French oppressors. The paper shows how both authors discuss the use of race and ethnicity as potent political weapons; the oppressor portrays minorities as biologically inferior and as dangerous and uses economic oppression to help perpetuate colonial rule and cultural genocides.