Although Groundings with My Brothers was officially published later, on May 9, 1967, historian Walter Rodney delivered key lectures in Jamaica that would become the book’s foundation. His grassroots talks with the poor and working-class Black communities became a manifesto for Caribbean radicalism. Rodney linked African history, Black Power, and decolonization, becoming a bridge between Pan-African intellectual traditions and street-level activism, which would resonate across Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America.
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