When slavery was abolished in 1834, the British Government compensated the tens of thousands of enslavers for their loss of “property”, in other words, for no longer being legally able to own enslaved people. Those who were recently liberated received nothing. Alex Renton’s family were amongst those compensated. Join us for an in-conversation event with author Alex Renton and Dr Cat Dunn, independent curator, researcher and artist, thinking about what to do with that inheritance in Scotland today, for our institutions, our stories, our art and our future.
