sentences:  Herbert Dhlomo soon became one of the major figures of the new black elite.The catchphrase of the time was "progressive" and "The African Yearly Register" of the time described Dhlomo as ""a young man of fine personality, very progressive in his ideas"", which at this time meant that he was open towards the achievements of Western modernity.This Progressivism was part of Dhlomo's earlier writing and centred on Western-style education, "civilisation", moderation, anti-tribalism etc.