Full Name
Dr. Walter Rodney
Date of Birth
March 23, 1942
Place of Birth
Date of Death
June 13, 1980
Education
- Queen’s College, Guyana (high school)
- University of the West Indies (Bachelor’s degree)
- School of Oriental and African Studies, London University (PhD in African History)
Spouse’s Name
Known Affiliates Names
- CLR James
- Selma James
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
Major Events
- Authored “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
- Co-founded the Working People’s Alliance
- Assassinated in 1980
Brief Biography
Dr. Walter Rodney, born on March 23, 1942, in Georgetown, Guyana, was a Guyanese historian, political activist, and academic. He is best known for his groundbreaking work, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,” which argued that the early period of African contact with Europe, including the slave trade, sowed the seeds for continued African economic underdevelopment. Rodney was an outstanding student who attended Queen’s College in Guyana and later the University of the West Indies, where he graduated first in his class. He earned his PhD in African History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. Rodney was also a founding member of the Working People’s Alliance, a political party in Guyana. Tragically, he was assassinated on June 13, 1980, at the age of 38[1][2][3][4][5].
Citations: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Rodney [2] https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/rodney-walter-1942-1979/ [3] https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/brief-biography-walter-rodney [4] https://www.walterrodneyfoundation.org/about-walter-rodney [5] https://blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/facts-about-walter-rodney/