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Online tickets for the Managing Imperial Conference on the 22nd and 23rd June 2022 are now available to book for either 1 or 2 days attendance. Please go…
This network plans to hold a conference on the 22-23rd June 2022, of which selected papers will be published as conference proceedings. Papers can be presented in person…
Facing Our Past The National Trust for Scotland has released an interim report to research the legacies of slavery in Scotland as part of the wider research undertaken…
Consultation on Slavery and Colonialism in Scotland’s Capital City Edinburgh City Council wants to hear the public view on how the city’s links to Empire and the Transatlantic…
Talk with community groups on Empire and Scotland’s built environment This online talk was held as part of Scotland’s Black History Month programme in October 2021. It highlights the work…
A new book on the links between the Scottish Highlands and Empire has been written by the researcher David Alston. Titled Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland…
In conversation with key heritage organisations on Scotland’s Imperial narratives Over the last few years, there have been a growing number of discussions and publications on the many…
How can we recognise the legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Empire within Scotland’s Industrial heritage? Exploring Scotland’s role in Empire in the industries that were established…
Drs Iain Mackinnon and Andrew Mackillop have published a survey for Community Land Scotland, which explores the links between Highland Landscapes and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Titled Plantation…
The National Trust in England has produced a report which looks into the links between its properties and Empire, in particular the history and links between its buildings…
Historic England have published their research audit into the links between built heritage in England, and colonialism and slavery. This takes a geographic look at the whole country…
A number of discussions that engage with the context of Legacy have recently taken place on Scotland’s role in Empire and the transatlantic slave trade, influenced by the…
Linking the discussions of slavery, empire and the built environment in Scotland with other sites brings focus to one of the most famous and iconic buildings in the…
Zandra Yeaman, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights talks about how we must engage with anti-racism in our understanding of Scotland’s past In October 2001, the Coalition…
Richard Oswald was a member of the consortium Grant, Oswald and Company, who purchased Bunce (aka Bense) Island, off the coast of Sierra Leone. This island became a…
Dr Catherine Middleton, Historic Environment Scotland About the author As a history student at Glasgow University in the early 1990s, I won the Ewing Prize. I did not…
Sugar for your Tea was installed in January 2020 on the facade of Edinburgh’s city chambers. Kayus Bankole’s powerful piece connects the the names of enslaved Africans with…
