![]() In 1965, Walter married Patricia Henry, his “sweetheart”, who was also in London studying nursing. Rodney’s thesis, A History of the Upper Guinea Coast, was published by Oxford University Press in 1970. ![]() He graduated with his PhD with Honors in African History at 24 years old on the same day he welcomed his firstborn son, Shaka. ![]() Rodney then attended the prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. He pursued his undergraduate studies at UWI Mona Campus in Jamaica, where he graduated with First Class honors BA in History in 1963. He attended Queen’s College, the premiere boy’s high school in Guyana, and in 1960 graduated first in his class, winning an open scholarship to the University of the West Indies (UWI). Rodney’s academic record is filled with awards, open scholarships, and honors. He developed into an intellectual and scholar and is recognized as one of the Caribbean’s most brilliant minds. With this immersion into politics, Walter’s interest in the struggles of the working class began at a young age and continued with his involvement in debate and study groups throughout his student years. Rodney grew up during the country’s anti-colonial movement his father was a member of the Marxist-oriented People’s Progressive Party, which led the struggle for freedom from British rule. ![]() He was the second child of five siblings, including four brothers, and one sister. ![]() Walter Anthony Rodney was born to Edward and Pauline Rodney in Georgetown, Guyana on March 23, 1942. ![]()
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