1 - A Historical Class Analysis of Guyanese Society - Dr. Walter Rodney

Walter Rodney

Guyanese activist and Marxist scholar Walter Rodney emerged from these post-colonial struggles. Rodney advocated a class analysis based on multinational workers unity. Although he faced threats and repression throughout his life, Rodney fought for socialism as a respected historian, professor and most importantly, a dedicated political organizer.

It was his work as a political organizer that led to his assassination in his native Guyana on June 13, 1980.

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@OneEyedDragon96 The West Indies is not only a geographical space, but also a socio-historical and cultural one. By dint of that, Guyana is as much a part of the West Indies as it is geographically a part of South America.

[blkpanther08]

@OneEyedDragon96 I see nothing to be ashamed of in being a Guyanese or child of Guyanese parents, we are a very proud people but there is only one race and that is the human race..White men are the only ones in a race all by themselves since they are the minority on this planet & has set up these racial categories with themselves in the front running in this competition to dominate the other peoples of color on this planet..I'm proud of all Guyanese and what we have accomplish

[OneEyedDragon96]

@blkpanther08 Thank you. My parents are guyanese, as a matter of fact, I'm not proud one bit, actually I'm more ashamed than anything else. The entire population of Guyana claims to be west indian and "The best race on the entire planet" but they're just as south american as the venezuelans or colombians. You have completely proved my point, I just wish there were more open minded people like you.

[greenfaceman]

Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise. All people born in Guyana are Guyanese, but Nationality does not and cannot, define one's racial identity. Everyone must have a racial identity, those who wish to escape their ethnicity, try to hide behind their nationality.

[RadiantChild1]

give thanks for bro WALTER RODNEY

[Sood81]

@GurlCaa And yet you call yourself 'AFRO'-Guyanese. Guyanese is Guyanese, their is no such thing as chinese guyanese, afro-guyanese, indian-guyanese. One nation and one people.

[GurlCaa]

@Sood81 how's that racist??...its a fact!! Its like saying Italians are the true Italians..well yeah,obviously.!!!!

[Sood81]

@GurlCaa Calling black guyanese the true guyanese people is racist, no wonder people look down on you.

[blkpanther08]

@NwZ2 aspects of Caribbean cultures why are they not included as West Indian/Caribbean? Could it be because they are not english speaking? Being black in skin color does not make you a Caribbean/West Indian, you people need to learn geography and stop this foolishness of calling yourselves something you're, we're NOT West Indian, we're NOT Caribbean, Guyana is not even bordering the Caribbean Sea, so this is downright foolish..What's wrong in being South American? that's who we are as a people..

[blkpanther08]

@NwZ2 You're the one who makes no damn sense..I did not say we were not BLACK people, we have blacks in Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, etc whose ancestors went through the Trans Atlantic Slavery trade, but they are not part of Caricom, because they are not ENGLISH speaking countries..Guyana is the ONLY english speaking country in SA so we were brought into the West Indian/Caribbean fold to not feel left out..Having "some" aspects of Caribbean cultures not not make me Caribbean..Brazil has some