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1942 - Birth of Walter Rodney, Revolutionary Scholar

Walter Rodney, a Guyanese historian, political activist, and author of the seminal work How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, was born on this day. A fierce critic of colonialism and global capitalism, Rodney used both scholarship and grassroots organizing to empower marginalized communities in the Caribbean and Africa. His work remains a cornerstone in Pan-African and anti-imperialist thought.

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