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Scope and contents From the Series: This series is comprised of an array of documents and publications about Walter Rodney and social, economic and political conditions in Guyana. Among the documents are copies of a security review related to the 1968 Jamaica riots, a legal brief for the arson trial in 1979, ephemera related to the assassination in 1980, and a report about food shortages in Guyana in 1983. There is also a copy of an outline for a free class Walter Rodney taught to the community when the government prevented...

Scope and contents From the Series:

This series provides documentation about a few of the events that have been held in tribute to Dr. Walter Rodney. Included are programs, flyers, conference information, and news articles about events held in commemoration of the anniversary of Dr. Walter Rodney’s death.