The Walter Rodney Riots

<p>On October 15th of 1968, the University of the West Indies lecture, Dr. Walter Rodney, was banned from entering the country; the left his pregnant wife and son in Jamaica without him. When students at UWI learned that their professor was barred from re-entry in the country and stranded on an airplane, a protest organized by students at the university would take place beyond their control turned into a riot as Rastafarians, unemployed youth, and disenfranchised persons in society who Rodney has impacted joined the protest. What would transpire is levels of anti-blackness, violations of human rights, police brutality, government propaganda and nationalism, that ripple throughout the Jamaican society and the Caribbean in the days to follow.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Song: Riot - Damion Marley and Sean Paul</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>For information on the sources used in this episode, visit our website at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0tqb3ZfV0RON3RNcVZGS0RGU0FEVVRoUjhHUXxBQ3Jtc0tuTkl4T1hLLTk0RmVrYjBreVpuN2NMcXplY3ZzTTc1N1QzQktDN29nVFpsNTA5eGRGSXVCLU1mOEtfaUltcjJqRUVlVEFBejRKQXBSa3JGdi1FRTlyV09GUkNaUmlMaWZ4elNHTGZfazRQNXh3LWRkOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenementyaadmedia.com%2F">https://www.tenementyaadmedia.com/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Don't forget to follow us on our social media</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan">https://twitter.com/tenementyaad_?lan</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/tenementyaad_/?hl=en</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Want to support The Yaad monetary? Click <a href="https://secure.squarespace.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5fe6499a48c30047e6154d9a&amp;ss_cvr=ddd148d3-ed0e-4f73-b5bb-6ba665aebf30%7C1616700384604%7C1623810675766%7C1623831567869%7C43&amp;ss_cvt=1623831567869">here</a> to make a donation</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lestweforget/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lestweforget/support" rel="payme