Walter Rodney (March 23, 1942 - June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian and political figure. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Born to a working class family, Rodney was a bright student, attending Queen's College in Guyana and then attending university on a scholarship at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, graduating in 1963. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The University of the West Indies (UWI) is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 16 countries in the Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Rodney earned his Ph. D. in 1966 at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, England. His dissertation focused on the slave trade on the upper Guinea coast. The paper was published in 1970 under the name, A History of the Upper Guinea Coast, 1545-1800 and it was widely acclaimed for its originality in challenging the conventional wisdom on the area. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... // School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (often abbreviated to SOAS) was founded in 1916 as the School of Oriental Studies, Africa being added to the schools name only in the 1930s. ... St. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

He travelled widely and became very well known around the world as an activist and scholar. He taught for a time in Tanzania after graduating, and later in Jamaica at his alma matter at UWI Mona. Rodney was sharply critical of the middle class for its role in the post independence Caribbean. When the Jamaican government, led by Hugh Shearer, banned him from ever returning to the country in October 1968, because of his advocacy of the working poor in that country, riots broke out, eventually claiming the lives of several people and causing millions of dollars in damages. These riots, on October 16, 1968 are now known as the Rodney Riots, they triggered an increase in political awareness across the Caribbean. Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... Mona may mean: Mona, the Saxon moon deity Mona, a character from the cartoon The Simpsons the Roman name for the island of Anglesey the Isle of Man (in poetic language) Mona, a Shift-JIS art character in one of Japans BBSs, 2-channel Mona, Jamaica, a town... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... This article is about the former Jamaican Prime Minister, Hugh Shearer. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This article is about riots in the Caribbean in 1968. ...

Rodney became a prominent Pan-Africanist, and was important in the Black Power movement in the Caribbean. While living in Dar es Salaam he was influential in developing a new centre of African learning and discussion. Black Power is a slogan which describes the aspiration of many people of varying degrees of African descent for national self-determination. ... ... Dar es Salaam (دار السلام), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city (pop. ...

His most influential book was How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, published in 1972. In it he attempted to portray an Africa which had been consciously exploited by European imperialists, leading directly to the modern underdevelopment of most of the continent. The book became enormously influential as well as controversial. In recent years the book has become partially discredited because of its perceived idealization of pre-colonial Africa. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa is a book written by Walter Rodney in which the he portrays an Africa that was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European colonial regimes. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous. ... This article is about the continent. ... Imperialism is the policy of extending the control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. ...

In 1974 Rodney returned to Guyana. He was supposed to take a position as a professor at the University of Guyana but the government prevented his appointment. He became increasingly active in politics, working for the Working People's Alliance, against the PNC government. In 1979 he was arrested and charged with arson after two government offices were burned. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Arson is the crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage. ...

Rodney died in a car bomb assassination in 1980 while running for office in Guyanese elections. He was survived by his wife and three children. A car bomb is a bomb that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology...

In 2004, his widow, Patricia, and children donated his papers to the Robert L. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center.

Links

• Rodney biography
• The "Walter Rodney Effect"

External links

• African History in the Service of the Black Liberation