Protests of 1968 movement, and had been sharply critical of the middle class in many Caribbean countries. Rodney was an avowed socialist who worked with the poor of Jamaica in an attempt to raise their political and cultural consciousness. Protests of 1968 The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, predominantly characterized by popular rebellions against military and bureaucratic elites, who responded with an escalation of political repression. In capitalist countries, these protests marked a turning point for the civil rights movement in the United States, which produced revolutionary movements like the Black Panther Party. In reaction to the Tet
Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney (30 April 1785 – 15 May 1846) was an English peer and clergyman, styled The Honourable Spencer Rodney from 1802 until 1843. Rodney was educated at Westminster School and then matriculated at All Souls College, Oxford, which presented him to the living of Elmley, Kent in 1805. He took his BA from All Souls in 1807 and was elected a Fellow of the College; he later took his MA from All Souls in 1811. Rodney was appointed honorary vicar of Wonastow, Monmouthshire and rector of Luddenham, Kent in 1812. In