Translation Frank Martinus / Jack Menke

In conversation with Walter Rodney was published to commemorate the Guyanese historian and politician Walter Rodney, who was murdered on June 13, 1980. His political vision and his views on history are presented in an interview, translated from German before his death. As a historian he breaks with the myth that European colonialism had brought civilization and progress in Africa. He also opposes the authoritarian state capitalism of dominant political parties in Guyana and elaborates his vision on a Caribbean socialism.