ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to compare the theoretical positions of James and Césaire on what must be regarded as two of the most crucial issues in the social and political thought of the colonial intelligentsia, namely, the race factor and colonial revolution. There can be no doubt that discussions of negritude and the nature of colonial revolution have been two of the most enduring themes to occupy the attentions of colonial radicals. Negritude emerged out of the experience of slavery and colonialism. It was, as Sartre argued, the antithesis of the racism that was inherent in colonial rule. Colonial revolution, with its concomitant of political independence, had its roots not only in a desire for freedom but also in a determination to redress some of the injustices that accompanied colonial rule.
