white man

white man
a) A Caucasian man; a European.

Savages are commonly supposed to be the slaves of custom to a far greater degree than the White Man, who by contrast appears as the child of reason.

b) White people collectively; White culture.

... very little attempt seems to have been made so far to deal with the whole problem of the African in contact with white man’s law, ...


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