“The truth is that any figure of Africans imported into the Americas which is narrowly based on the surviving records is bound to be low, because there were so many people at the time who had a vested interest in… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
Not only are there African accomplices inside the imperialist system, but every African has a responsibility to understand the system and work for its… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“From the beginning, Europe assumed the power to make decisions within the international trading system. An excellent illustration of that is the fact that… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
If there is to be any proving of our humanity it must be by revolutionary means — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
By what standard of morality can the violence used by a slave to break his chains be considered the same as the violence of… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“On any basic figure of the Africans landed alive in the Americas, one would have to make several extensions- starting with a calculation to… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
Ethnic differences exist; of course they exist on the African continent. They are not necessarily political differences, however. They don't necessarily cause people to… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“The peasants and workers of Europe (and eventually the inhabitants of the whole world) paid a huge price so that the capitalists could make… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
Marcus Garvey was one of the first advocates of Black Power, and is still today the greatest spokesman ever to have been produced by… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“In a way, underdevelopment is a paradox. Many parts of the world that are naturally rich are actually poor and parts that are not… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
For the only great men among the unfree and the oppressed are those who struggle to destroy the oppressor. — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“Many guilty consciences have been created by the slave trade. Europeans know that they carried on the slave trade, and Africans are aware that… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
“Development means a capacity for self-sustaining growth. It means that an economy must register advances which in turn will promote further progress. The loss… — Walter Rodney Copy Share Image
