Why Frantz Fanon Said Violence Is the Only Answer to Colonialism

He inspired Sankara. Influenced Malcolm X. Shook empires. Yet the world tried to forget his name. This is the untold story of Frantz Fanon—a revolutionary psychiatrist who didn’t just challenge colonialism, but declared war on it. From the sugar plantations of Martinique to the battlegrounds of Algeria, Fanon exposed how colonization destroys not just lands, but minds. His final message? Decolonization is always violent. In this full documentary, we explore how Fanon’s radical ideas influenced liberation movements across Africa and the world—and why the West feared him so deeply. He died at 36. But his fire still burns. Like, Share, and Subscribe for more untold African history, and leave a comment: Was Fanon right? Can freedom ever come without violence?