Walter Rodney vs. Paul Robeson
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Walter Rodney
1942 – 1980
Walter Anthony Rodney was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. He was assassinated in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1980.
"The abandonment of traditional iron smelting in most parts of Africa is probably the most important instance of technological regression."
Paul Robeson
1898 – 1976
Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
"In Russia I felt for the first time like a full human being. No color prejudice like in Mississippi, no color prejudice like in Washington."
Connections
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