Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney wasan exceptional scholar-activist who not only interpreted the consequences ofcenturies of transatlantic slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism but alsoengaged in the struggles to change their racial, social and economic legacies.As these legacies persist into the twenty-first century, his life and writingsremain profoundly relevant. He contributed toa distinctive intellectual blend of Black Power and Marxism, that had masssupport in the movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the Caribbean and Africa. Hehad a capacity for listening to people which drew Rastafari youth activists andothers to his "groundings". When the Jamaican government banned him fromreturning to work at the University of the West Indies in October 1968, there wasa mass upheaval, and these demonstrations stimulated the Black Power andsocialist movements throughout the Caribbean. His most productive years were atthe University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, where he taught developmentstudies and wrote his seminal work, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Aprofound scholar of the history of the working people of his native Guyana, heembraced the democratic struggles of Africans and Indians. His radical activismand mass appeal as a leader of the Working People's Alliance in Guyana ledPresident Forbes Burnham to have him assassinated.

Author:

Marcus Lynn Dean

Publisher:

Last Ditch Press

Publication Date:

Apr 11, 2024

Number of pages:

NA pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

1737617889

ISBN-13:

9781737617884