Walter Rodney Papers, 1960-1987, bulk 1970-1979.

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Walter Rodney Papers, 1960-1987, bulk 1970-1979.

1960-1987

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:074

The Walter Rodney Papers span the years 1960 -1987, with the bulk of the collection from the period 1970-1979. The collection provides insight into Walter Rodney's life as a scholar and an activist, primarily revealed though his writings and teaching. The Writings by Walter Rodney series comprises the largest portion of the collection. There are published and unpublished speeches, lectures, journal articles, book reviews, chapters in books, and drafts of books he authored. Many of the writings are handwritten or have Rodney's handwritten edits. Complementing these papers are audio recordings. Most are recordings of Rodney lecturing at universities and conferences.

20 linear ft.

eng, Latn

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Rodney, Walter Anthony, 1942-1980

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Walter Rodney (1942-1980), Pan-Africanist historian and educator, was a highly respected intellectual who personified the "scholar-activist." A prolific writer, Dr. Rodney authored nine books and over fifty articles, chapters, and book reviews during the brief 13 year period between 1967 and his untimely death in 1980. Walter Rodney is widely known for his seminal work,How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. It has been translated into Portuguese, German, and Japanese, and is ...