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Breaking the Chains: exploring Dundee’s Links to Slavery

  • Foyer of Tower Building Nethergate Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HN United Kingdom (map)

This walking tour accompanies an illustrated map highlighting sites in Dundee associated with transatlantic and American slavery. Join Local History librarian Erin Farley and University of Dundee museum curator Matthew Jarron on a guided tour of the city centre. Find out how slavery was central to much of Dundee’s economy and visit sites where previously enslaved people came to speak publicly about their experiences.

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Tracing Glasgow’s Imperial Past in Kelvingrove Park