Walter Rodney – the prophet of self-emancipation
On 13 June 1980, the Guyanese revolutionary Walter Rodney was assassinated in Georgetown. In the final part of Chinedu Chukwudinma’s biography A
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An irreparable loss – murder and revolution in Guyana
As the popular rebellion, workers strikes and action in Guyana went into retreat in 1979, the Working People’s Alliance and Walter Rodney fought
Building a revolutionary party
In 1979, the small revolutionary group, the Working People’s Alliance, transformed itself into a party and launched a major rebellion. Thousands
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The birth of the Working People’s Alliance in Guyana
In 1974 the Working People’s Alliance emerged as an anti-racist and anti-imperialist formation that fought for socialism from below. To start with
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The birth of the Working People’s Alliance in Guyana
In 1974 the Working People’s Alliance emerged as an anti-racist and anti-imperialist formation that fought for socialism from below. To start with
A difficult return – race, class, and politics in Rodney’s Guyana
In 1974 Walter Rodney and his family returned to Guyana. Rodney immediately faced a country divided between the Indian and African working class, and
Socialism from above or below – Rodney’s politics and activism
Chinedu Chukwudinma describes Walter Rodney’s initial enthusiasm for Tanzanian socialism, and how he participated in projects to build an
The Mecca of African Liberation: Walter Rodney in Tanzania
Walter Rodney moved to Tanzania in 1969. As a lecturer in history at the university, he threw himself into radical, political debates in the country,
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The Rodney rebellion: Black Power in Jamaica
In 1968 Walter Rodney was teaching in Jamacia. There were important changes taking place on the island with the growth of radical politics and Black
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Walter Rodney in London
In 1963 Walter Rodney moved to London. He had received a scholarship to undertake a PhD in the UK. In the UK, Rodney confronted racism, a sectarian
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Walter Rodney in London
In 1963 Walter Rodney moved to London. He had received a scholarship to undertake a PhD in the UK. In the UK, Rodney confronted racism, a sectarian
A Rebel’s Guide to Walter Rodney
This year is the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Guyanese revolutionary Walter Rodney, and fifty years since he published the ground-breaking
A Rebel’s Guide to Walter Rodney
This year is the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Guyanese revolutionary Walter Rodney, and fifty years since he published the ground-breaking
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On Walter Rodney’s Legacy: when anger and organising took over
ROAPE’s Chinedu Chukwudinma speaks to Anne Braithwaite about Walter Rodney’s assassination, and the activism of the Working People’s
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The World Turned Upside Down: Rodney’s 1972 masterpiece
In 1972 Walter Rodney published his masterpiece How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Rodney’s book took a similar approach to Eduardo Galeano’s 1971